voucher
/'vautʃə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed: A piece of paper or digital code that serves as a substitute for money, often given as a gift or discount, and can be exchanged for goods or services.
- A document that serves as evidence of some expenditure: A receipt or official form that proves a payment has been made or an expense incurred, often used for accounting or reimbursement purposes.
- Someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement: (Archaic/Legal) A person who gives a guarantee or acts as a witness to the character or truth of something.
Usage Examples
- As a negotiable certificate:
- I received a $50 gift voucher for my birthday.
- Use this discount voucher at checkout to save 20%.
- As a document of evidence:
- Keep your travel vouchers to claim expenses from the company.
- The accountant requested all payment vouchers for the audit.
- As a person who vouches:
- He acted as a voucher for the defendant's good character in court. (This usage is now rare.)
Advanced Usage
- "To voucher for something": To provide a voucher as proof or to authorize payment.
- The department will voucher for the cost of the seminar.
- In accounting: A voucher is often part of a "voucher system," a method for authorizing and recording liabilities and cash payments.
- All purchases must be supported by an approved voucher.
Variants and Related Words
- Vouchee (n, archaic): A person for whom someone vouches.
- Vouch (v): To assert, guarantee, or give personal assurance.
- Voucherless (adj): Without a voucher.
Synonyms
- Coupon: A certificate offering a discount or gift (similar to the first meaning).
- Token: A voucher exchangeable for goods or services.
- Receipt: A written acknowledgment of payment (similar to the second meaning).
- Chit: A short official note, memo, or voucher, especially for money owed.
- Warrant: A document authorizing payment or action.
Related Phrases
- Gift voucher: A voucher with a monetary value for purchasing goods, often from a specific store.
- She bought a bookstore gift voucher for her friend.
- Meal voucher: A voucher provided by an employer, exchangeable for food.
- Employees get lunch meal vouchers as a benefit.
- Voucher system: A set of procedures for controlling cash disbursements.
Idioms
- No idiom commonly uses the word "voucher" as its core component. The word is typically used in its literal sense in financial, retail, and administrative contexts.
Noun
- a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
- a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
- someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement