voucher

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

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.

   Synonym: coupon

   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.

   • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:

     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.

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.

Derived terms

• e-gift voucher
• e-voucher
• force the voucher
• gift voucher
• luncheon voucher
• meal voucher
• milk voucher
• school voucher

Translations

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

• Arabic: قَسِيمَة f (qasīma)
• Azerbaijani: vauçer
• Belarusian: ва́ўчар m (váwčar), купо́н m (kupón), тало́н m (talón)
• Bulgarian: ва́учър m (váučăr), купо́н (bg) m (kupón)
• Catalan: val (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 代金券 (zh) (dàijīnquàn), 礼品券 (lǐpǐnquàn)

• Czech: kupón m, lístek (cs) m, poukaz m
• Danish: rabatkupon, kupon
• Dutch: (tegoed)bon m, waardebon (nl) m, waardecheque (nl) m
• Finnish: kuponki (fi), seteli (fi), voucher (fi)
• French: bon d’échange (fr) m, bon (fr) m, coupon (fr) m
• Georgian: ვაუჩერი (vaučeri)
• German: Gutschein (de) m
• Hebrew: שׁוֹבָר (he) m (shovár)
• Hungarian: kupon (hu), bon (hu)
• Indonesian: voucer
• Ingrian: kuponi
• Italian: buono (it) m, coupon (it) m, voucher (it) m
• Japanese: バウチャー (bauchā), クーポン (ja) (kūpon)
• Khmer: ប័ណ្ណ (ban), បុង (km) (bong)
• Korean: 상품권(商品券) (ko) (sangpumgwon), 할인권(割引券) (harin'gwon), 쿠폰 (kupon), 바우처 (baucheo)
• Malay: baucar (ms)
• Norwegian: kupong m
• Polish: talon (pl) m
• Portuguese: vale (pt) m, voucher m
• Romanian: voucher n
• Russian: ва́учер (ru) m (váučer), купо́н (ru) m (kupón), тало́н (ru) m (talón)
• Slovene: bon m, kupon m, vavčer m
• Spanish: cupón (es) m, vale (es) m, váucher (es) m (Latin America), voucher m
• Swahili: vocha (sw)
• Swedish: rabattkupong (sv) c, kupong (sv) c
• Turkish: kupon (tr), makbuz (tr), fiş (tr), senet (tr)
• Ukrainian: ва́учер (uk) m (váučer), купо́н m (kupón), тало́н m (talón)
• Uzbek: vaucher (uz)

receipt — see receipt

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.

Related terms

• vouch

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher

Pronunciation

• 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

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

   hotellivoucher ― hotel voucher

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
abessive		voucheritta	vouchereitta
instructive		—	voucherein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of voucher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative voucherini voucherini accusative nom. voucherini voucherini gen. voucherini genitive voucherini voucherieni vouchereideni vouchereitteni partitive voucheriani vouchereitani voucherejani inessive voucherissani vouchereissani elative voucheristani vouchereistani illative voucheriini vouchereihini adessive voucherillani vouchereillani ablative voucheriltani vouchereiltani allative voucherilleni vouchereilleni essive voucherinani vouchereinani translative voucherikseni vouchereikseni abessive voucherittani vouchereittani instructive — — comitative — vouchereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative voucherisi voucherisi accusative nom. voucherisi voucherisi gen. voucherisi genitive voucherisi voucheriesi vouchereidesi vouchereittesi partitive voucheriasi vouchereitasi voucherejasi inessive voucherissasi vouchereissasi elative voucheristasi vouchereistasi illative voucheriisi vouchereihisi adessive voucherillasi vouchereillasi ablative voucheriltasi vouchereiltasi allative voucherillesi vouchereillesi essive voucherinasi vouchereinasi translative voucheriksesi vouchereiksesi abessive voucherittasi vouchereittasi instructive — — comitative — vouchereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voucherimme voucherimme accusative nom. voucherimme voucherimme gen. voucherimme genitive voucherimme voucheriemme vouchereidemme vouchereittemme partitive voucheriamme vouchereitamme voucherejamme inessive voucherissamme vouchereissamme elative voucheristamme vouchereistamme illative voucheriimme vouchereihimme adessive voucherillamme vouchereillamme ablative voucheriltamme vouchereiltamme allative voucherillemme vouchereillemme essive voucherinamme vouchereinamme translative voucheriksemme vouchereiksemme abessive voucherittamme vouchereittamme instructive — — comitative — vouchereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voucherinne voucherinne accusative nom. voucherinne voucherinne gen. voucherinne genitive voucherinne voucherienne vouchereidenne vouchereittenne partitive voucherianne vouchereitanne voucherejanne inessive voucherissanne vouchereissanne elative voucheristanne vouchereistanne illative voucheriinne vouchereihinne adessive voucherillanne vouchereillanne ablative voucheriltanne vouchereiltanne allative voucherillenne vouchereillenne essive voucherinanne vouchereinanne translative voucheriksenne vouchereiksenne abessive voucherittanne vouchereittanne instructive — — comitative — vouchereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative voucherinsa voucherinsa accusative nom. voucherinsa voucherinsa gen. voucherinsa genitive voucherinsa voucheriensa vouchereidensa vouchereittensa partitive voucheriaan voucheriansa vouchereitaan voucherejaan vouchereitansa voucherejansa inessive voucherissaan voucherissansa vouchereissaan vouchereissansa elative voucheristaan voucheristansa vouchereistaan vouchereistansa illative voucheriinsa vouchereihinsa adessive voucherillaan voucherillansa vouchereillaan vouchereillansa ablative voucheriltaan voucheriltansa vouchereiltaan vouchereiltansa allative voucherilleen voucherillensa vouchereilleen vouchereillensa essive voucherinaan voucherinansa vouchereinaan vouchereinansa translative voucherikseen voucheriksensa vouchereikseen vouchereiksensa abessive voucherittaan voucherittansa vouchereittaan vouchereittansa instructive — — comitative — vouchereineen vouchereinensa

See also

• etuseteli
• palveluseteli
• seteli

Further reading

• “voucher”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.ut.ʃœʁ/, /vut.ʃɛʁ/, /vu.ʃe/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers)

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

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)

   Synonyms: buono, gift card

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.

    Conjugation of voucher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		voucher			avoir vouché
gerund		en vouchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		vouchant
past participle		vouché
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	vouche	vouches	vouche	vouchons	vouchez	vouchent
	imperfect	vouchoie, voucheie, vouchoe, voucheve	vouchoies, voucheies, vouchoes, voucheves	vouchoit, voucheit, vouchot, voucheve	vouchiiens, vouchiens	vouchiiez, vouchiez	vouchoient, voucheient, vouchoent, vouchevent
	preterite	vouchai	vouchas	voucha	vouchames	vouchastes	voucherent
	future	voucherai	voucheras	vouchera	voucherons	voucheroiz, vouchereiz, voucherez	voucheront
	conditional	voucheroie, vouchereie	voucheroies, vouchereies	voucheroit, vouchereit	voucheriiens, voucheriens	voucheriiez, voucheriez	voucheroient, vouchereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	vouche	vouches	vouche	vouchons	vouchez	vouchent
	imperfect	vouchasse	vouchasses	vouchast	vouchissons, vouchissiens	vouchissoiz, vouchissez, vouchissiez	vouchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	vouche	—	vouchons	vouchez	—

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

Declension of voucher

	singular	plural
nominative	voucher	vouchery
genitive	vouchera	voucherów
dative	voucherowi	voucherom
accusative	voucher	vouchery
instrumental	voucherem	voucherami
locative	voucherze	voucherach
vocative	voucherze	vouchery

Further reading

• “voucher”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃeɾ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃeɻ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃɛɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaw.ʃɛɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbawt.ʃɛɾ/

Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers)

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

   Synonyms: vale, cupão

Further reading

• “voucher”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• váucher (Latin America)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaut͡ʃeɾ/ [ˈbau̯.t͡ʃeɾ]
• Rhymes: -autʃeɾ
• Syllabification: vou‧cher

Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers or voucher)

1. voucher

Further reading

• “voucher”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010