Main Difference
The main difference between Voucher and Coupon is that the Voucher is a receipt or bond with a certain value and Coupon is a voucher.
Voucher vs. Coupon
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Voucher
A voucher is a bond of the redeemable transaction type which is worth a certain monetary value and which may be spent only for specific reasons or on specific goods. Examples include housing, travel, and food vouchers. The term voucher is also a synonym for receipt and is often used to refer to receipts used as evidence of, for example, the declaration that a service has been performed or that an expenditure has been made. Voucher is a tourist guide for using services with a guarantee of payment by the agency.
The term is also commonly used for school vouchers, which are somewhat different.
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Coupon
In marketing, a coupon is a ticket or document that can be redeemed for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product.
Customarily, coupons are issued by manufacturers of consumer packaged goods or by retailers, to be used in retail stores as a part of sales promotions. They are often widely distributed through mail, coupon envelopes, magazines, newspapers, the Internet (social media, email newsletter), directly from the retailer, and mobile devices such as cell phones. Since only price conscious consumers are likely to spend the time to claim the savings, coupons function as a form of price discrimination, enabling retailers to offer a lower price only to those consumers who would otherwise go elsewhere. In addition, coupons can also be targeted selectively to regional markets in which price competition is great.
In government, a coupon is a paper certificate used to administer a benefit or permission.
Wikipedia
Voucher (noun)
A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
Voucher (noun)
A receipt.
Voucher (noun)
One who or that which vouches.
Voucher (noun)
A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
Voucher (noun)
A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.
Voucher (verb)
To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
Voucher (verb)
To provide a vouch for (an expenditure).
Voucher (verb)
To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher.
Coupon (noun)
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.
Coupon (noun)
Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
Coupon (noun)
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.
Coupon (noun)
The face.
Coupon (noun)
A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
Coupon (verb)
To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.
Wiktionary
Voucher (noun)
a small printed piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that may be exchanged for goods or services.
Voucher (noun)
a receipt.
Coupon (noun)
a voucher entitling the holder to a discount off a particular product.
Coupon (noun)
a detachable ticket entitling the holder to a ration of food, clothes, or other goods, especially in wartime.
Coupon (noun)
a detachable portion of a bond which is given up in return for a payment of interest.
Coupon (noun)
the nominal rate of interest on a fixed-interest security
"the stock carries a 10 per cent coupon"
Coupon (noun)
a form in a newspaper or magazine which may be sent as an application for a purchase or information.
Coupon (noun)
an entry form for a football pool or other competition.
Coupon (noun)
a person's face
"he had a big beaming smile on his coupon"
Coupon (verb)
(of a business) issue or distribute coupons or vouchers offering discounts on particular goods or services
"the company announced plans to reduce its couponing and just cut prices instead"
Coupon (verb)
(of a consumer) collect and use coupons or vouchers offering discounts on goods or services
"since she'd only been couponing for a few weeks, she didn't have much of a grocery stockpile built up"
"couponing has dropped their monthly grocery budget by upwards of $1,100.00 per month"
Oxford Dictionary
Voucher (noun)
One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.
Voucher (noun)
A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts.
Voucher (noun)
The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands.
Voucher (noun)
A document attesting to a credit against certain defined expenditures; a recipt for prepayment; - often used in pre-arranged travel plans, to provide evidence of pre-payment of the cost of lodging, transportation, or meals.
Coupon (noun)
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.
Coupon (noun)
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like.
Coupon (noun)
a ticket or form allowing the bearer to purchase a specific quantity of rationed goods; - such coupons are typically issued by a governmental agency.
Coupon (noun)
a printed form, often distributed as part of an advertisement, entitling the bearer to purchase a specific item of merchandise at a discount; or, a similar form which may be submitted to the issuer to obtain goods or information. Such coupons may be issued by the manufacturer (manufacturer's coupon) or by a retail establishment; in the latter case they may then be redeemed only at that particular retail store.
Webster Dictionary
Voucher (noun)
someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
Voucher (noun)
a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
Voucher (noun)
a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
Coupon (noun)
a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
Coupon (noun)
a test sample of some substance
Princeton's WordNet
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