coupon
coupon — 名詞
1. A printed slip or digital voucher that entitles you to pay less for a product or
優惠券
可享折扣或免費兌換的商品憑證
A printed slip or digital voucher that entitles you to pay less for a product or service, or to receive it without payment.
Kevin used a coupon from the supermarket flyer to save $2 on bread.
Kevin 用了超市傳單上的優惠券，買麵包省了 2 美元。
use + coupon + for savings on a specific item
The online store sent Amira a digital coupon for ten percent off her next order.
這家線上商店寄給 Amira 一張數位優惠券，下次購物可享九折。
digital coupon + percentage off
Tamar found a coupon for a free phone case inside her new phone box.
Tamar 在新手機的盒子裡發現一張兌換免費手機殼的優惠券。
This coupon is valid only at the downtown store and cannot be used online.
這張優惠券僅限市區門市使用，無法在線上兌換。
Naoko cut the coupon from a magazine and used it for a discount.
Naoko 從雜誌上剪下優惠券，拿去折抵消費。
- voucher
More formal; often refers to prepaid certificates or gift cards rather than one-time discount offers.
- discount code
The modern digital equivalent; an alphanumeric string entered online at checkout.
- promo code
Informal, interchangeable with discount code in e-commerce contexts.
- full price
The normal price paid when no coupon is used.
用法筆記
In North American English, coupon nearly always refers to a discount offer from a store or manufacturer. In British English, voucher is often preferred for prepaid certificates (gift vouchers), though coupon is widely understood for discounts as well.
常見錯誤
2. A cut-out form, usually from a printed advert, that you send by mail to a compan
回函卡
附於廣告中，可剪下郵寄索取資訊的表格
A cut-out form, usually from a printed advert, that you send by mail to a company when you want more details on what they offer.
Hari sent in the coupon from the travel magazine to request a holiday brochure.
Hari 寄出旅遊雜誌裡的回函卡，索取假期手冊。
send in a coupon + purpose clause
The Sunday paper has a furniture advert with a coupon for a free colour catalogue.
週日報紙的家具廣告附有一張回函卡，可索取免費彩色目錄。
Trang filled in the coupon on the skincare ad and posted it yesterday.
Trang 填好保養品廣告上的索取表格，昨天寄出去了。
Clip this coupon and mail it in for details on their new range of bikes.
剪下這張回函卡寄回去，索取新系列自行車的詳細資訊。
Ignacio found a coupon inside the car magazine that offered a free test-drive information pack.
Ignacio 在汽車雜誌裡找到一張索取卡，可索取免費試乘資訊包。
- reply form
A more general term for any form sent back by mail.
- inquiry slip
Specifically refers to a detachable slip used to request information.
- order form
Similar format but used for placing an order rather than requesting information.
用法筆記
This sense is now less common in digital contexts. Online contact forms have largely replaced printed reply coupons for requesting product information.