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coupon

[koo-pon, kyoo-] / ˈku pɒn, ˈkju- /


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People in this country will buy damn near anything — especially if there’s an electronic coupon involved.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

A steep decline in the MerQube index that exceeds 40% would breach both the coupon and maturity barriers, putting investor capital at risk of losses.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Yield to maturity: An annualized figure that factors in the current market price, the coupon and the capital gain or loss if you hold the bond until maturity.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The new buyback targets nominal coupon securities with maturities of 10 years or longer and will run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 4.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Sutton studied the coupon before stuffing it in a drawer.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The bond names are abbreviated, and the coupons are also listed in that column.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The problem is that if the Fed lets underlying inflation rise, this will end up hurting longer-term bonds, because the real inflation-adjusted value of future coupons will fall.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

The chain’s once-ubiquitous blue-and-white coupons are worth something again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

To the delight of die-hard fans and coupon collectors, for a limited time the new stores will accept the chain’s blue and white coupons, no matter how old they are.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

And so I put the papers and the check away, in a drawer where I kept store coupons which I never threw away and which I never used either.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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