voucher

[ vou-cher ]

/ ˈvaʊ tʃər /

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noun

a person or thing that vouches.

a document, receipt, stamp, or the like, that gives evidence of an expenditure.

a form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a purchase or expense to be made in the future.

a written authorization.

a piece of evidence or proof.

school voucher.

Early English Law.

a person called into court to warrant another's title.
the act of vouching another person to make good a warranty.

verb (used with object)

to pay for, guarantee, or authorize by voucher.

to prepare a voucher for.

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Origin of voucher

First recorded in 1525–35; from Anglo-French voucher “to vouch”; originally a French infinitive used as noun but now taken as verb vouch + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM voucher

vouch·er·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby voucher

votress, Votyak, vou., vouch, vouchee, voucher, voucher system, vouchsafe, vouge, voussoir, Vouvray

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How to use voucher in a sentence

It began as two Senate bills to create vouchers and expand charters.
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing.|Valerie Strauss|February 5, 2021|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.
Environment Report: Local Farms Want Your Table Scraps|MacKenzie Elmer|January 25, 2021|Voice of San Diego
He anticipates an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit as well as housing vouchers being made an entitlement.
Experts predict what the 2021 housing market will bring|Kathy Orton|January 11, 2021|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.
Stiffed by an airline for a flight you couldn’t take? This U.K. watchdog is on the case|kdunn6|December 16, 2020|Fortune

The airline canceled his flights and offered only a voucher — a common problem after the covid-19 outbreak.
What consumers learned about travel complaints in 2020|Christopher Elliott|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
He again turns Medicare into a voucher program, a position he had to stifle in 2012, because Romney did not approve.
Why Paul Ryan’s Star Dimmed|Howard Kurtz|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A year ago, Candidate Ryan called for voucher care instead of Medicare for Americans who were then 55 and under.
GOP Meltdown: Paul Ryan Doubles Down On His Losing Southern Strategy|Lloyd Green|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ticket or voucher for travel will not be replaced if lost, mutilated, or stolen.
The Orbitz Business Travel Survey Sweepstakes||December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Medicare drug benefit began in 2006 with a voucher approach.
David Brooks Defends the Ryan Plan|David Frum|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And in a direct shot at Paul Ryan, Obama vowed not to turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Obama’s DNC Speech: A Sober Call to Arms|Howard Kurtz|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The first step in providing for a complete postage record is to make a voucher for postage required.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
The cashier should require a voucher before supplying stamps or the money with which to buy them.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
A special voucher form showing the postage on hand, and the number of stamps of each denomination required, is shown in Fig. 15.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
He supplies no numbered voucher, and cannot possibly tell at which tables some six or seven hundred diners will be seated.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
Will the reader consent to their Dialogue, which is dullish, but singular to have in an authentic form, with Nicolai as voucher?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for voucher

voucher

/ (ˈvaʊtʃə) /

noun

a document serving as evidence for some claimed transaction, as the receipt or expenditure of money

British a ticket or card serving as a substitute for casha gift voucher

a person or thing that vouches for the truth of some statement, etc

any of certain documents that various groups of British nationals born outside Britain must obtain in order to settle in Britain

English law obsolete

the summoning into court of a person to warrant a title to property
the person so summoned

Word Origin for voucher

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

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Cultural definitions for voucher

voucher

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 for 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.

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