gift certificate
noun
: a certificate entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer
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My compromise is to give Ron a gift certificate, perhaps to a grocery store, but my husband feels that even this safeguard is too judgmental.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
In addition to all the specials restaurants will be offering during Restaurant Week, establishments will provide a QR code offering customers the chance to win a $50 gift certificate at participating eateries.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
This year, those who partake in the event and fill out a short survey about their experience will be entered to win $200 worth of downtown dining gift certificates.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Feb. 2026
There will be thousands of dollars in prizes and gift certificates.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
In addition to all the specials restaurants will be offering during Restaurant Week, establishments will provide a QR code offering customers the chance to win a $50 gift certificate at participating eateries.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
This year, those who partake in the event and fill out a short survey about their experience will be entered to win $200 worth of downtown dining gift certificates.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Feb. 2026
There will be thousands of dollars in prizes and gift certificates.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Gift certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20certificate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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