gift token

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A card or piece of paper that you buy and give to someone, which they exchange for goods in a particular store.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say a gift token, two gift tokens.

   Patterns

   • a gift token for something
   • a gift token to a store
   • buy/redeem a gift token

   She gave him a gift token for the bookshop because she never knew which novels he liked.

   I still have a twenty-dollar gift token that I haven't used yet.

   Gift tokens are popular when you don't know what to buy for someone.

2. 2nouncountable

   A small card or code given as a prize or present that can be exchanged for a service or an online purchase.

   Grammar: Often used for digital codes; the plural is gift tokens.

   Patterns

   • a gift token for a service
   • redeem a gift token online

   The competition winner received a gift token for a spa day.

   You can redeem the gift token on the company's website.

Word forms

Common combinations

redeem a gift token

You must redeem the gift token within twelve months.

a gift token for a store

He bought a gift token for the electronics store.

give someone a gift token

They gave her a gift token instead of choosing a present themselves.

a gift token worth $50

The raffle prize was a gift token worth $50.

buy a gift token

You can buy a gift token at the counter.

Synonyms and how they differ

gift card

More common in modern American English and usually a plastic card rather than paper.

gift voucher

The usual British term; it often refers to a paper voucher for a specific shop.

store credit

This is money owed back to you by a shop, not a present you choose to give.

Word family

gift noun

A present given to someone.

gift-wrap verb

To wrap something as a present.

Commonly confused: gift token or gift card?

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