voucher
pronunciation
How to pronounce voucher in British English:
UK [ˈvaʊtʃə(r)]
How to pronounce voucher in American English:
US [ˈvaʊtʃər]
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- Noun:
- someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
- a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
Word Origin
- voucher (n.)
- 1520s, originally "summoning of a person into court to warrant the title to a property, a calling to vouch;" see vouch. Meaning "receipt from a business transaction" is first attested 1690s; sense of "document which can be exchanged for goods or services" is attested from 1947.
Example
- 1. I must know his voucher .
- 2. In the sleeping cars the conductor will collect your ticket and give you a voucher .
- 3. To the old he harps on about his commitment to preserving medicare in its present form , rather than adopting the sort of voucher scheme mr romney proposes .
- 4. Fedex office stores also serve as drop-off locations for products that will be shipped off for recycling : hp and compaq products can be shipped using a free pre-printed voucher found at hp . Com / recycling , but shipping vouchers for other brands of consumer products will cost $ 10 to $ 25 .