n.
- a voucher entitling the holder to a discount on a product or a quantity of something rationed.
- a detachable form used to send for a purchase or information or to enter a competition.
- a detachable portion of a bond which is given up in return for a payment of interest.
▸the nominal rate of interest on a fixed-interest security.
- Scottish & Irish a person's face.
Etymology
C19: from Fr., lit. ‘piece cut off’, from couper ‘cut’.