A variation on the sort of card employees insert into a machine to record when they start and finish work?

The original 'klippekort' were bus tickets for ten journeys within a specific city zone. On entering the bus, the card was inserted in a machine which cut off (klippede) a small square of the card and stamped a date or time on it. There were ten squares, and the card expired when these were all used up.

A service 'klippekort' would allow a specified number of calls to be made without extra charge, or specify a number of working hours to be spent within a period, e.g. six calls within a year, as required. An extra charge would be made for service over and above this level.

The expression is used for many types of support (student maintenance grants etc.) which are allocated as a certain number of portions, e.g. maintenance for x months, payable a month at a time. The period can be extended by not drawing maintenance for a number of months, but the maximum number of payments made (and the sum) remain the same.

"På videregående uddannelser i Danmark får man et SU klippekort. Kortet har 70 klip, og hver måned svarer til et klip. Hvis man studerer i udlandet, kan man højest få SU i 4 år. "
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