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voucher

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

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Etymology

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From vouch +‎ -er. The verb is from the noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voucher (plural vouchers)

  1. A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
    This voucher can be redeemed at any Walmart in the state until March 31 2013.
    a voucher for a free kettle
    This voucher entitles the bearer to a 20% discount on frozen goods.
    • 1973 December 8, “The Homophile Health Service”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 7:
      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.
  2. A receipt.
  3. One who or that which vouches.
    • 1836, The New Sporting Magazine, (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 11, page 227:
      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.
  4. (advertising) A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
    • 2014, Nigel Linacre, Advertising for Account Holders (RLE Marketing), page 9:
      Most agencies also have a vouchers department. It is its responsibility to obtain a copy of every advertisement that appears in print. It supplies the accounts department with the relevant newspaper or magazine, which is affixed to the agency's invoice for the space.
  5. (historical) A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.

Synonyms

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  • (piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount): coupon

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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voucher (third-person singular simple present vouchers, present participle vouchering, simple past and past participle vouchered)

  1. (transitive) To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
  2. (transitive) To provide a vouch for (an expenditure).
  3. (transitive) To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher.
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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English voucher

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋou̯tʃer/, [ˈʋo̞u̯t̪ʃe̞r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃer/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃe̞r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃər/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃər] (approximating English pronunciation)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃə/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃə] (approximating English pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -outʃer

Noun

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voucher

  1. voucher (coupon that can be exchanged for goods or services, typically used of prepaid services such as restaurants, accommodation or transportation)
    Synonyms: kuponki, etuseteli
    hotellivoucherhotel voucher

Declension

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Inflection of voucher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative voucher voucherit
genitive voucherin voucherien
vouchereiden
vouchereitten
partitive voucheria vouchereita
vouchereja
illative voucheriin vouchereihin
singular plural
nominative voucher voucherit
accusative nom. voucher voucherit
gen. voucherin
genitive voucherin voucherien
vouchereiden
vouchereitten
partitive voucheria vouchereita
vouchereja
inessive voucherissa vouchereissa
elative voucherista vouchereista
illative voucheriin vouchereihin
adessive voucherilla vouchereilla
ablative voucherilta vouchereilta
allative voucherille vouchereille
essive voucherina vouchereina
translative voucheriksi vouchereiksi
abessive voucheritta vouchereitta
instructive voucherein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of voucher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

See also

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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English voucher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voucher m (invariable)

  1. voucher (piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount)

Old French

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Verb

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voucher

  1. Alternative form of vochier

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voucher m inan

  1. coupon, voucher (piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services)
    Synonyms: bon, kupon, kwit, talon

Declension

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Further reading

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  • voucher in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voucher m (plural vouchers)

  1. voucher, coupon (a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount)
    Synonyms: vale, cupão

Spanish

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Noun

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voucher m (plural vouchers or voucher)

  1. voucher