gift certificate
noun
: a certificate entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer
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The three walked away with a gift certificate that can be exchanged at one of several Hope Street shops for a $50 gift card.
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Savana Dunning, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Subcategories include best gluten-free Irish soda bread, most unique and best vegan irish soda bread, and each winner gets a $25 gift certificate.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The foundation gave $100 gift certificates to teachers instead, according to the Miami Herald.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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Savana Dunning, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Subcategories include best gluten-free Irish soda bread, most unique and best vegan irish soda bread, and each winner gets a $25 gift certificate.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The foundation gave $100 gift certificates to teachers instead, according to the Miami Herald.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Gift certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20certificate. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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