voucher
voucher Lexical Profile
voucher Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small printed piece of paper or electronic code that entitles the holder to a discount, or that may be exchanged for goods or services.
"The airline gave every delayed passenger a meal voucher to use at the airport restaurants."
A documentary record of a business transaction, such as a receipt or invoice, showing that a payment has been made or that goods have been received.
"The accounting department requires an original payment voucher before reimbursing any travel expenses."
A person who vouches for another or attests to the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
"Each applicant for the fellowship had to name a professional voucher who could confirm their research credentials."
A preserved biological specimen retained in a permanent museum or herbarium collection to serve as a verifiable reference for a species identified in a scientific study.
"The botanist deposited a pressed plant voucher in the university herbarium to document the newly surveyed population."
• verb
To establish the validity of a claim or authorize a payment by issuing or verifying a financial voucher.
"The finance clerk vouchered the vendor's invoice so the disbursement could be processed on Friday."
• Rhymes for voucher
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 16th century in the legal sense of summoning someone to court to warrant a title, derived from the verb 'vouch' (from Anglo-French 'voucher', meaning 'to summon' or 'call upon', from Latin 'vocare', 'to call') plus the suffix '-er'.