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Business Definition for: Coupon

  • a piece of paper attached to a government bond certificate that a bondholder presents to request payment
  • the rate of interest on a bond
  • an interest payment made to a bondholder

Wiktionary Definition for: Coupon

  • 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 accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
  • #coupon (''certificate of interest due'')

Additional Resources

Saks, Lucky Join P&G, Wal-Mart in Recession-Themed Coupon Promos
Every campaign needs a coupon -- that's the takeaway from the current holiday season's marketing blitz. Even upscale brands like Lucky Brands and Saks Fifth Avenue are joining Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart with coupon discount schemes. Procter & Gamble seems to have come up with the most original angle...
Tags: Coupon, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Recession, Procter & Gamble Co., Advertising & Promotion, Real Estate, Marketing, Business Operations, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2008-12-04
Kroger Part of Coupon Resurgence in Recession
The recession has become a clinic in coupon evolution as retailers look for ways to effectively channel discounts to consumers who want them most while simultaneously meeting critical goals including gaining new customers and enhancing shopper loyalty. Now, Kroger has teamed with Unilever and You Technology Brand...
Tags: Consumer, Recession, Retail Company, Savings.com, Retail, Mike Duff
Blog posts 2009-08-18
Risky Coupon Bonds as a Portfolio of Zero-Coupon Bonds
This paper characterizes conditions under which a risky coupon bond is equivalent to a portfolio of risky zero-coupon bonds. This characterization is extended to enable the estimation of firm specific zero-coupon bond prices from risky coupon bond prices for the determination of firm specific credit risk curves. This paper provides...
Tags: Bond, Kamakura, Coupon Bond, Investment, Finance
White papers 2004-02-01
Should I Buy A Zero Coupon Bond?
This calculator compares two bond investments buying a bond at a substantial discount to par value and receiving no coupon (a zero-coupon bond), and buying a bond with a coupon. User can select a Treasury security, corporate bond or municipal bond. Treasury securities are exempt from state income taxes. Municipal...
Tags: Bond, Income, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Treasury Security, Investment, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Valassis takes a clipping; but analysts expect '97 to be a cut above. (Valassis Communications Inc.'s coupon distribution)
Consumer-product coupon distribution fell 6 percent in 1996 from 1995 levels. But analysts still expect good things this year from the nation's No. 1 printer of Sunday newspaper-coupon inserts, Livonia's Valassis Communications Inc., which published iConsumer-product coupon distribution fell 6 percent in 1996 from 1995 ...
Tags: coupon
Research articles 1997-02-03
Audit Bureau drops coupon promotion test
Audit Bureau drops coupon promotion test Schaumburg, Ill.--The Audit Bureau of Circulations decided in December to drop a test program that allowed coupon values to be advertised on magazine covers, but at least one magazine, Woman's Day, plans to petition for an extension of the test. In 1988...
Tags: ABC Inc., audit, FINANCE
Research articles 1989-03-01
US FTC: "Coupon Surf Day" finds fraud on the Internet -- advertisers targeted for warning messages.
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 June 1999-US FTC: "Coupon Surf Day" finds fraud on the Internet -- advertisers targeted for warning messages C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:100699 The Federal Trade Commission and the Coupon Information Center CIC today announced the results of a Coupon...
Tags: advertiser, coupon, fraud, FTC, INTERNET, Litigation
Research articles 1999-06-11
Valassis: Layoffs Will Continue as It Reduces Newspaper Coupon Business; It's All News America's Fault
Valassis executives told Wall Street analysts that they intend to continue laying people off in order to reduce their operating costs. The company made a loss of $222 million in Q4 2008. In addition, the company explained why it was closing down its coupon operations with many...
Tags: Revenue, Coupon, Layoff, Cleveland, Valassis, Coupon Business, News America, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-02-19
Zero Coupon Municipal Bonds
Zero coupon bonds were introduced to the fixed income market in 1982. They were — and are — a unique concept in the marketplace. While most municipal bonds provide semiannual interest payments, zero coupon bonds, as their name suggests, have no "coupon," or periodic interest payments. Instead, the investor receives...
Tags: Coupon, Payment, Municipal Bond, Operational Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Zero Coupon Securities
This tutorial encapsulates about Zero Coupon Securities. A zero coupon security, or a "stripped bond" is basically a regular coupon paying bond without the coupons. The process of "stripping" or "zeroing" a bond is usually done by a brokerage or bank. The bank or broker stripping the bonds then registers...
Tags: Coupon, Security, Bond, Investment, Finance
White papers
Which Is Better: Discount Or High Coupon Rate?
This calculator computes rates of return, before and after taxes, for a discounted bond and high-coupon bond. Generally, you pay a price below par value discount for a bond that has a low coupon rate relative to market interest rates. You pay a price above par value premium for a...
Tags: Coupon, Bond, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Investment, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Cyber-coupon Web site lets shoppers surf for savings. (Internet coupon distributor CoolSavings Inc.)
Bargain hunting is as much an American pastime as watching the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. Daily newspapers are filled with sale ads and Sunday editions are stuffed with glossy value packs. But the coupon market is also burgeoning on the InternetBargain hunting is as...
Tags: coupon, Internet
Research articles 1998-06-15
Hitachi to Issue Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds Due 2009
TOKYO -- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501 / NYSE:HIT, the "Company") today announced that, pursuant to the decision by the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company decided the issuance of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2009 (bonds with stock acquisition rights, tenkanshasaigata shinkabu yoyakuken-tsuki shasai) in the total amount...
Tags: Hitachi Ltd.
Research articles 2004-09-21
Hitachi Determines Terms of Issue, etc. of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2009
TOKYO -- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TSE:6501)(the "Company") hereby notifies the determination of the following terms of issue, etc. of the Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2009 (bonds with stock acquisition rights, tenkanshasaigata shinkabu yoyakuken-tsuki shasai) in the total amount of JPY 100 billion, consisting of JPY 50 billion Series...
Tags: bond, Hitachi Ltd., stock
Research articles 2004-09-21
Amgen Announces Put Option for Liquid Yield Option Notes Due 2032 and Zero Coupon Convertible Notes Due 2032
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that holders of Amgen's Liquid Yield Option[TM] Notes due 2032 (Zero Coupon--Senior) and Zero Coupon Convertible Notes due 2032 (Zero Coupon--Senior) (collectively, the "Securities") have the right to surrender their Securities for purchase by Amgen pursuant to the terms of the indentures...
Tags: Amgen Inc., security
Research articles 2007-01-31
Amgen Announces Put Option for Liquid Yield Option Notes Due 2032 and Zero Coupon Convertible Notes Due 2032
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN), the world's largest biotechnology company, today announced that holders of Amgen's Liquid Yield OptionTM Notes due 2032 (Zero Coupon--Senior) and Zero Coupon Convertible Notes due 2032 (Zero Coupon--Senior) (collectively, the "Securities") have the right to surrender their Securities for purchase by Amgen pursuant to...
Tags: Amgen Inc., security
Research articles 2006-01-31
(OTC PK: USTA) in Joint Venture With CC Coupon -- Patented Technology Could Revolutionize Business
U.S. Starcom (PINKSHEETS: USTA) announced today that it has signed a joint venture agreement with CC Coupon, a subsidiary of CommerceTel, to establish an entity that would utilize the U.S. Starcom distribution network and its product development resources combined with the proprietary technology known as CC Coupon. "We feel...
Tags: Benefits, coupon, HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., SOFTWARE, Strategy
Research articles 2006-09-13
Internet Advertisers Warned For Coupon-Related Schemes - US Federal Trade Commission ruling - Government Activity
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-C 1994-9 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD During a recent 'Coupon Surf Day', the US Federal Trade Commission FTC and the Coupon Information Center identified 51 Internet advertisements as potentially fraudulent coupon-related schemes. The advertisers were sent e-mail messages warning about the consequences of running such schemes, and if the e-mails don't...
Tags: advertisement, advertiser, coupon, E-mail, FTC, INTERNET
Research articles 1999-06-15
Catalina Marketing Corp. Trims Coupon-Sorting Venture in Florida.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Aug. 2--Catalina Marketing Corp. put its automated coupon sorting venture on hold, saying packaged goods manufacturers aren't flocking to such high-tech gadgets. Catalina, which had been operating the coupon sorting center as a separate business, decided to fold it into the rest of its...
Tags: Catalina Marketing Corp., St. Petersburg Times
Research articles 1996-08-02
On-Line Coupon Scoop.(Catalina Marketing's Supermarkets Online top Internet coupon site)(Brief Article)
While only 0.004% of the 259 billion coupons issued by packaged goods manufacturers in 1998 were delivered via the Internet, the redemption rate was 7.5%, compared to 1.5% to 2.0% for free-standing inserts FSIs. The issuance rate of Internet coupons increased 300% from 1997, although FSIs...
Tags: Catalina Marketing Corp., Relationship Marketing Group
Research articles 1999-04-19
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