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voucher
[ vou-cher ]
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.
- 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.
voucher
/ ˈvaʊtʃə /
noun
- a document serving as evidence for some claimed transaction, as the receipt or expenditure of money
- 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
- obsolete.English law
- the summoning into court of a person to warrant a title to property
- the person so summoned
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
Other Words From
- vouch·er·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of voucher1
Example Sentences
It began as two Senate bills to create vouchers and expand charters.
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.
He anticipates an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit as well as housing vouchers being made an entitlement.
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.
The airline canceled his flights and offered only a voucher — a common problem after the covid-19 outbreak.
He again turns Medicare into a voucher program, a position he had to stifle in 2012, because Romney did not approve.
A year ago, Candidate Ryan called for voucher care instead of Medicare for Americans who were then 55 and under.
The ticket or voucher for travel will not be replaced if lost, mutilated, or stolen.
The Medicare drug benefit began in 2006 with a voucher approach.
And in a direct shot at Paul Ryan, Obama vowed not to turn Medicare into a voucher program.
The first step in providing for a complete postage record is to make a voucher for postage required.
The cashier should require a voucher before supplying stamps or the money with which to buy them.
A special voucher form showing the postage on hand, and the number of stamps of each denomination required, is shown in Fig. 15.
He supplies no numbered voucher, and cannot possibly tell at which tables some six or seven hundred diners will be seated.
Will the reader consent to their Dialogue, which is dullish, but singular to have in an authentic form, with Nicolai as voucher?
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