VOUCHER Definition & Meaning

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voucher

[ vou-cher ]

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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.
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)

to pay for, guarantee, or authorize by voucher.
to prepare a voucher for.

voucher

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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
1. the summoning into court of a person to warrant a title to property
2. 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.

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Notes

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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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� 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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of voucher¹

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

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Rotherham Council said it would allocate more than £2.6m to fund food vouchers for children eligible for free school meals to use in the holidays.

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All of the families whose children come to Acorn use government vouchers, for what ministers call "free childcare".

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Passengers were provided meal vouchers and undisclosed compensation for their delay, the spokesperson said.

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Many of our elected officials and leaders see the current moment as simply a policy dispute over vouchers, charters, or curricular topics.

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People who live within the exclusion zone will also receive Tesco gift vouchers, worth £100, which will be issued at the evacuation centre.

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