See Also: Voucher(money)
Voucher(tourism)
voucher(dictionary)
voucher(dictionary)
Voucher(finance)
credit voucher(dictionary)
luncheon voucher(dictionary)
DOUBLE VOUCHER(law)
VOUCHER, accounts(law)
VOUCHER, common recoveries(law)

voucher (iou)



voucher noun. E16.
[In sense 1 Anglo-Norman use as noun of Old French inf. voucher, in later senses also directly from VOUCH verb: see -ER4, -ER1. Cf. VOUCHOR.]
Law (now Hist.). The summoning of a person to court to give proof of the title to a property. E16.
Law. A vouchee; a vouchor. Only in 17.
A fact, circumstance, or thing serving to confirm or prove something; esp. a corroborative document, note, etc., attesting the correctness of accounts, proving the delivery of goods or valuables, etc. E17.
E. K. Kane The destruction of the vouchers of the cruise..the log-books..the surveys, and the journals. J. T. Smith Produce accounts, with vouchers of all receipts and expenditure.
A person who vouches for a person, fact, statement, etc. M17.
A person who passes counterfeit coin. Criminals' slang. M17-E18.
A document which can be exchanged for goods or services as token of payment made or promised by the holder or another. M20.
gift voucher, luncheon voucher, etc.
She Runners-up will each receive a 2 voucher to spend in Boots.
Comb.: voucher specimen a specimen serving to substantiate a plant record.