proof-of-purchase

[ proof-uhv-pur-chuhs ]

noun

, plural proofs-of-pur·chase.

1. a sales slip, label, box top, or other item associated with a product that is presentable as evidence of actual purchase, as for claiming a refund or rebate.

Example Sentences

And managers whose stores’ stated policies impose time limits and proof-of-purchase requirements indicate that, in practice, they are often much more flexible.

From Washington Post

Many of the remaining seats were sold by a department store for $5.75 each plus five cigarette proof-of-purchase coupons.”

From Forbes

A Sealtest skim milk offer gave consumers the chance to get a new bathroom scale with a proof-of-purchase tag.

From Slate

Once you buy something, the app lets you post that news easily to your Twitter or Facebook feed, or e-mail it to others, and it stores a proof-of-purchase voucher page that you show to a cashier.

From New York Times

Atari, in a joint venture with Post Cereals, will even swap equipment for proof-of-purchase coupons clipped from breakfast-cereal boxes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Related Words

• certificate
• coupon
• receipt
• ticket