trading stamp

noun

: a printed stamp of value given as a premium to a retail customer to be redeemed in merchandise when accumulated in numbers

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But he was frustrated in his efforts to land a job with national reach and quit broadcasting in 1967 to work as a salesman for E.F. MacDonald, a trading stamp company in Dayton. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024 Adding insult to injury, Hong Kong announced the stock trading stamp tax will be increased by 0.1% to 0.13%. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trading stamp was in 1896

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“Trading stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trading%20stamp. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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