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coupon
A voucher or detachable slip that entitles someone to a discount, a product, or a service.
Mit diesem Coupon aus der Zeitung bekommen Sie das zweite Gericht zum halben Preis.
With this coupon from the newspaper, you get the second dish at half price.
You can easily recognize the meaning of 'Coupon' (coupon) from the context. In everyday life, it almost always refers to a voucher for discounts. When experts talk about investments and securities, it means the interest coupon of a bond.
Ich habe einen Coupon für 20% Rabatt auf Schuhe.
I have a coupon for 20% off shoes.
The word 'Coupon' (coupon) comes from French, which explains the spelling and the often French-like pronunciation.
Bitte zeigen Sie den Coupon an der Kasse vor.
Please show the coupon at the checkout.
In connection with discounts, a 'Coupon' (coupon) is typically 'eingelöst' (redeemed), 'verwendet' (used), or 'ausgeschnitten' (cut out). These verbs describe the action taken to receive the benefit.
Vergessen Sie nicht, Ihren Coupon an der Kasse einzulösen.
Don't forget to redeem your coupon at the checkout.
The meaning as the interest coupon of a security belongs to the technical language of finance. Outside this context, you will hear this meaning only very rarely.
Die Bank verwaltet die Coupons der Anleihen für ihre Kunden.
The bank manages the coupons of the bonds for its customers.
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'der Abschnitt' and 'der Coupon' can both be a detachable piece of paper. 'Abschnitt' mainly describes the form or position: it is a part that you detach and perhaps keep. 'Coupon' describes the use more: it entitles you to a discount, a product, or a service. The words can be confused because a coupon often looks like a detachable section. But not every 'Abschnitt' is a 'Coupon'. An 'Abschnitt' is part of a document; a 'Coupon' has a specific value or benefit.
Mein Freund benutzt morgen einen Coupon für zehn Prozent Rabatt im Supermarkt.
Tomorrow my friend is using a coupon for ten percent off at the supermarket.
Den kleinen Abschnitt der Eintrittskarte muss man am Eingang abgeben.
You have to hand in the small stub of the admission ticket at the entrance.