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.

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 Word Forms

• voucherable 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

But HUD will not initially increase funding to the local public housing authorities that distribute assistance, so those authorities may have to offer fewer vouchers or leave units unoccupied, HUD expects.

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Bento said he doesn’t believe the end of the decal program will slow down the number of electric vehicle purchases because California has several rebate, tax credit and voucher programs to incentivize that.

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Some companies have schemes in place to write off debt or offer emergency vouchers, but these measures vary across the sector.

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The team ascertain that she isn't street homeless, take her details, offer her a voucher and move on.

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The council is also providing families eligible for free school meals with vouchers to help cover food costs during the school holidays.

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Related Words

• certificate 
• coupon 
• receipt 
• ticket