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Originally Posted by Gonzo
Coupons is a funny word. What is the origin on Coupon?
How do you say it? Do you say Coopon or do you say cue-pon.
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Seeing as couper is French for 'to cut' . . .
EDIT: Yup
- coupon
- 1822, "certificate of interest due on a bond" (which could be cut from the bond and presented for payment), from Fr. coupon, from O.Fr. coupon "piece cut off," from couper "to cut," from coup "a blow." Meaning widened to "discount ticket" 1860s by British travel agent Thomas Cook. The specific advertising sense is from 1906.