Voucher Meaning
/ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
nounA receipt.
Sentence Examples
I don't want a bloody voucher. Just give me cash!
With the travel voucher, trips are cheaper and I can make free transfers.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store gave me a ____ to get a discount on my next purchase.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She received a ____ for a free meal at the new local restaurant as a reward for several of her hard work today.
Word Origin & History
From vouch + -er. The verb is from the noun.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1973 December 8, “The Homophile Health Service”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 7:
"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."
— 1836, The New Sporting Magazine, (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 11, page 227:
"She is my sister—my own father’s daughter. Well; why do I believe it? The other day I had not so much as heard the remotest rumor of her existence; and what has since occurred to change me? What so new and incontestable vouchers have I handled? None at all."
— 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
"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."
— 2014, Nigel Linacre, Advertising for Account Holders (RLE Marketing), page 9:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store gave me a ____ to get a discount on my next purchase.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She received a ____ for a free meal at the new local restaurant as a reward for several of her hard work today.