Coupon vs Component - What's the difference?
coupon | component |
(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.
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
----
As nouns the difference between coupon and component
is that coupon is 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 while component is a smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.As an adjective component is
making up a larger whole; as a component word.coupon
English
(wikipedia coupon)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement ): voucherDerived terms
* couponer * couponing * zero coupon bondAnagrams
* ----component
English
(wikipedia component)Noun
(en noun)Katie L. Burke
In the News, passage=Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:
