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

Sue also had a credit card opened in her name and the criminals purchased more than £3,000 in vouchers.

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Sports tickets, hampers, chocolates, flowers and vouchers are among the gifts accepted by Welsh government staff over the last five years.

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A new EU Defence Talent Platform would advertise internships and entry-level jobs in the defense industry, and provide vouchers for internships in small-and-medium sized enterprises, startups and scaleups, the commission said.

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Anyone on a prepayment meter who can't afford to top up can ask for a fuel voucher from their energy provider, or through their council.

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Half of those needing fuel vouchers also needed support from a local food bank.

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Related Words

• certificate 
• coupon 
• receipt 
• ticket