voucher system

noun

1. Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
2. Also called voucher plan. Education. a plan in which each school-age child receives a publicly funded entitlement worth a fixed amount of money with which their parents or guardians can select a participating public or private school for the child to attend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of voucher system¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder.

From BBC

Dunn and the Wilks brothers are religious conservatives who for years have backed candidates in Texas legislative races that support a school voucher system endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

From Los Angeles Times

But Gore said she feels that she was unwittingly part of a statewide effort to weaken local support of public schools and lay the groundwork for a voucher system.

From Salon

It would replace the existing Medicare system, which reimburses healthcare providers for all covered care they administer to enrollees, with a “premium support” or voucher system in which enrollees would receive a fixed amount they could use to purchase a health plan.

From Los Angeles Times

The Austrian government's repair voucher system, which is financed through the Covid Recovery Fund, is just for electrical appliances.

From BBC