Specimen vs Coupon - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between specimen and coupon is that specimen is an individual instance that represents a class; an example while coupon is (obsolete) a certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
specimen
English
Noun
(en-noun)
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- early specimens of the art of Picasso
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
An eligible man.
- Examples:
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coupon
Noun
(en noun )
(obsolete) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
(Scotland) The face.
Synonyms
* (section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement ): voucher
Derived terms
* couponer
* couponing
* zero coupon bond
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