gift certificate

noun

: a certificate entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer

Examples of gift certificate in a Sentence

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There will be a silent auction following the performance featuring a variety of plants, gift certificates and other items. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024 The TikTok user then shared a follow-up post on Nov. 20, revealing that the company had since sent her a $100 gift certificate. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Twenty winners selected at random will each win a $50 gift certificate, good at any passport business. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 There were live auctions, raffles, gift certificates and luxury prizes with a percentage of the money raised going to those charities. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gift certificate 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift certificate was in 1900

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“Gift certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20certificate. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

gift certificate

noun
: a certificate that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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