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.

written authorization; credential.

a piece of evidence or proof.

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.

Origin of voucher

1525–35; < Anglo-French voucher to vouch; orig. French infinitive used as noun but now taken as 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

Example sentences from the Web for voucher

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
A voucher is provided and properly registered for every check issued, insuring a receipt in proper form for every dollar paid out.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 |Various
It had got to be a sort of voucher to be one of Miss Marr's girls.

Hope Benham |Nora Perry
When this voucher is filed it is also recorded on the outside of the folder, which is printed as shown in Fig. 18.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 |Various
We therefore turn, by way of voucher, to a publication called Zadkiel's Almanac for 1851.

The Spirit Land |Samuel B. (Samuel Bulfinch) Emmons
This he had done as a voucher and a sort of comforting assurance that nothing would be left undone.

Other Things Being Equal |Emma Wolf

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 cash a 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

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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