voucher

[ vou-cher ]

noun

1. a person or thing that vouches.
2. a document, receipt, stamp, or the like, that gives evidence of an expenditure.
3. a form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a purchase or expense to be made in the future.
4. a written authorization.
5. a piece of evidence or proof.
6. school voucher.
7. Early English Law.
   1. a person called into court to warrant another's title.
   2. the act of vouching another person to make good a warranty.

verb (used with object)

1. to pay for, guarantee, or authorize by voucher.
2. to prepare a voucher for.

voucher

/ ˈvaʊtʃə /

noun

1. a document serving as evidence for some claimed transaction, as the receipt or expenditure of money
2. a ticket or card serving as a substitute for cash

   a gift voucher

3. a person or thing that vouches for the truth of some statement, etc
4. any of certain documents that various groups of British nationals born outside Britain must obtain in order to settle in Britain
5. obsolete.
   English law
   1. the summoning into court of a person to warrant a title to property
   2. the person so summoned

voucher

1. A credit of a certain monetary value that can be used only for a specified purpose, such as to pay for housing or for food. Food stamps are a kind of voucher.

Notes

Some economists believe that goods and services supplied by the government would be provided more efficiently if vouchers that could be spent only on such goods and services were given to citizens, and private business competed to provide those goods and services.

Other Words From

• vouch·er·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of voucher¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Anglo-French voucher “to vouch”; originally a French infinitive used as noun but now taken as verb vouch + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of voucher¹

C16: from Anglo-French, noun use of Old French voucher to summon; see vouch

Example Sentences

It began as two Senate bills to create vouchers and expand charters.

From Washington Post

Residents can apply for a voucher to cover about half the cost of an at-home composting unit but that doesn’t help you get it to farmers who want it.

From Voice of San Diego

He anticipates an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit as well as housing vouchers being made an entitlement.

From Washington Post

Passengers found themselves having to stay on hold with customer-service representatives to get refunds while vouchers were offered automatically, making it easier to choose that option.

From Fortune

The airline canceled his flights and offered only a voucher — a common problem after the covid-19 outbreak.

From Washington Post

He again turns Medicare into a voucher program, a position he had to stifle in 2012, because Romney did not approve.

From The Daily Beast

A year ago, Candidate Ryan called for voucher care instead of Medicare for Americans who were then 55 and under.

From The Daily Beast

The ticket or voucher for travel will not be replaced if lost, mutilated, or stolen.

From The Daily Beast

The Medicare drug benefit began in 2006 with a voucher approach.

From The Daily Beast

And in a direct shot at Paul Ryan, Obama vowed not to turn Medicare into a voucher program.

From The Daily Beast

The first step in providing for a complete postage record is to make a voucher for postage required.

From Project Gutenberg

The cashier should require a voucher before supplying stamps or the money with which to buy them.

From Project Gutenberg

A special voucher form showing the postage on hand, and the number of stamps of each denomination required, is shown in Fig. 15.

From Project Gutenberg

He supplies no numbered voucher, and cannot possibly tell at which tables some six or seven hundred diners will be seated.

From Project Gutenberg

Will the reader consent to their Dialogue, which is dullish, but singular to have in an authentic form, with Nicolai as voucher?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• certificate
• coupon
• receipt
• ticket