ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Voucher

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Voucher is a noun meaning A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

Meaning

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

More Meanings

  1. A receipt.
  2. One who or that which vouches.
  3. (advertising) A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
  4. (transitive) To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
  5. (transitive) To provide a vouch for (an expenditure).
  6. (transitive) To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher.
  7. (historical) A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.

Example Sentences

a voucher for a free kettle
This voucher entitles the bearer to a 20% discount on frozen goods.
To the fashionable world he cannot be a stranger […] and his having married a sister of the Duke of Leeds is a voucher for my assertion.
Today, clients who cannot afford the reasonable rates are able to join a work-voucher system in which they agree to work for an hour helping the HCHS staff for each hour of service received.

Word Forms

Synonyms for voucher

Depending on context, synonyms include coupon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coupon, cheque, remittance, bond, coin, credential.

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