優待券(ゆうたいけん)

A ticket offering preferential treatment. Composed of 優待(ゆうたい) (preferential treatment) + 券(けん) (ticket/voucher). Very common in Japanese consumer culture, where companies use them as rewards and marketing tools.

Common collocations

• 優待券(ゆうたいけん)を使(つか)う: to use a preferential ticket
• 優待券(ゆうたいけん)をもらう: to receive a voucher
• 優待券(ゆうたいけん)を配布(はいふ)する: to distribute vouchers
• 株主(かぶぬし)優待券(ゆうたいけん): shareholder benefit ticket
• 入場(にゅうじょう)優待券(ゆうたいけん): admission voucher
• 食事(しょくじ)優待券(ゆうたいけん): meal voucher
• 有効(ゆうこう)期限(きげん)のある優待券(ゆうたいけん): a voucher with an expiration date

Similar words

• クーポン(券(けん)): coupon — a borrowing; often refers to general discount coupons
• 割引券(わりびきけん): discount ticket — specifically emphasizes a price reduction
• 招待券(しょうたいけん): invitation ticket — free admission ticket for invited guests
• 無料券(むりょうけん): free ticket

Cultural note

株主(かぶぬし)優待(ゆうたい) (shareholder benefits) is a Japanese corporate tradition in which companies send gifts, product samples, or vouchers to their shareholders, often in addition to dividends. These 優待券(ゆうたいけん) can be for restaurants, retailers, railways, amusement parks, or the company's own products, and they are popular enough that some investors buy stock specifically to receive them.