voucher

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

voucher (plural vouchers)

  1. A piece of paper 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.
  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

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

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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.

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋou̯tʃer/, [ˈʋo̞u̯t̪ʃe̞r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃer/, [ˈʋɑu̯t̪ʃe̞r]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃər/, [ˈʋɑu̯t̪ʃər] (approximating English pronunciation)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯tʃə/, [ˈʋɑu̯t̪ʃə] (approximating English pronunciation)

Noun

voucher

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

Declension

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
instructive voucherein
abessive voucheritta vouchereitta
comitative vouchereineen
Possessive forms of voucher (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person voucherini voucherimme
2nd person voucherisi voucherinne
3rd person voucherinsa

See also


Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English voucher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaw.t͡ʃer/
  • Rhymes: -awtʃer
  • Hyphenation: vou‧cher

Noun

voucher m (invariable)

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

Old French

Verb

voucher

  1. Alternative form of vochier

Conjugation

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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.t͡ʂɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔwt͡ʂɛr
  • Syllabification: vou‧cher

Noun

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

Further reading

  • voucher in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • voucher in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers)

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

Spanish

Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers or voucher)

  1. voucher
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