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

Compete in a corn hole contest for a shot at winning a $50 gift certificate. — Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

The gift certificate was neatly folded; Seat #2 pressed it on the top of the table. — Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026

The three walked away with a gift certificate that can be exchanged at one of several Hope Street shops for a $50 gift card. — Savana Dunning, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026

In the basket was also a gift certificate to Bird & Jim, an American restaurant in Estes Park, that did not go unused. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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)