gift certificate

noun

1. a certificate entitling the bearer to select merchandise of a specified cash value from a store, usually presented as a gift.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gift certificate¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

We’ve rounded up some unique experience gifts in the Seattle area that you can send via gift certificate to loved ones — or do together, now or in the new year.

From Seattle Times

We’ve rounded up some unique experience gifts in the Seattle area that you can send via gift certificate to loved ones — or do together, now or in the new year.

From Seattle Times

Her $30 Barbie outfit from Amazon helped her become top dog and won her owner a $50 gift certificate to Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins.

From Seattle Times

Avalon's homes have used modest financial incentives, such as organizing contests between different units, with the winner getting prizes like a pizza party or a drawing for a gift certificate from a department store, and those efforts will resume this year.

From Salon

Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, said Justice Sonia Sotomayor received artwork and a gift certificate for a spa, among other presents during her first term.

From Washington Times