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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Only subscribers can enter to win Sun Insider contests including tickets for exclusive movie screenings and concerts, gift certificates, VIP experiences including trips, plus special discounts and priority offers.
—Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2024
Send new parents a gift certificate to Grove Collaborative, an online marketplace featuring natural cleaning, home, and personal care products.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Winners will stay at the resort, which has three new pickleball courts, and win four limited-edition Pickleball in the Sun paddles plus a $500 gift certificate to retailer PickleballCentral.com.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
His church has already held two buyback sessions that collected about 350 guns from local residents in exchange for gift certificates at stores.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a four-course Valentine’s experience featuring cheese fondue, salad, entrée, chocolate fondue, sparkling toast, and $25 gift certificate per couple for a future visit.
—The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
Customers who purchase a 12-month snack box subscription will receive a $80 gift certificate.
—Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
For those who’d love some pampering, with a gift certificate from The Spa Los Gatos, your valentine can choose from a wide variety of facials, massage and other treatments.
—Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
Better yet, forego choosing a golf gift altogether and simply tuck a gift card or gift certificate to his favorite store into the card, and your gift-giving task is completed.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near gift certificate
Cite this Entry
“Gift certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20certificate. Accessed 28 May. 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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