voucher

n.

1. A piece of substantiating evidence; a proof.
2. A written record of expenditure, disbursement, or completed transaction.
3. A written authorization or certificate, especially one exchangeable for cash or representing a credit against future expenditures.

tr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

1. To substantiate or authenticate with evidence.
2. To prepare a voucher for: properly vouchering each transaction.
3. To issue a voucher to: a company that vouchers employees when the payroll cannot be met.

A document recording a liability or allowing for the payment of a liability, or debt. A voucher would be held by the person or company who will receive payment.

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For example, if a supplier has documentation that provides evidence that they are owed money for supplies they sold, they would have a voucher. Vouchers are used as evidence that a transaction has taken place and that there is a liability by one of the parties to the transaction.

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Form used in an internal control system to contain and verify all information about a bill to be processed or paid. Usually the original bill is then attached to the voucher. The voucher and bill are filed together until time of payment.

n

A receipt or release that may serve as notice of payment of a debt or may prove the accuracy of accounts.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A receipt or release which provides evidence of payment or other discharge of a debt, often for purposes of reimbursement, or attests to the accuracy of the accounts.

Government or corporate employees usually submit vouchers to their employers to recover living expenses they have paid while on business trips.

A credit of a certain monetary value that can be used only for a specified purpose, such as to pay for housing or for food. Food stamps are a kind of voucher.

Some economists believe that goods and services supplied by the government would be provided more efficiently if vouchers that could be spent only on such goods and services were given to citizens, and private business competed to provide those goods and services.

IN BRIEF: A paper that serves as proof. Also: A person who swears to the truth of a statement.

I was given one meal voucher that I could use for a meal in the dining room during my stay at the hotel.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bon, kvittering, regnskabsbilag, spisebillet, kupon, garant
v. tr. - garantere

Nederlands (Dutch)
waardebon, documentatie van zakelijke transactie, kwitantie, bewijs, de echtheid nagaan, een bewijs/kwitantie maken

Français (French)
n. - reçu, bon, bon-cadeau
v. tr. - faire un bon/un reçu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beleg, Gutschein, Voucher
v. - beweisen, bestätigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγγυητής, (οικον.) απόδειξη ή παραστατικό πληρωμής, δικαιολογητικό, κουπόνι, εχέγγυο, πιστωτικό δελτίο (κν. βάουτσερ)

Italiano (Italian)
quietanza, buono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fiador (m), vale (m)

Русский (Russian)
письменное свидетельство, контрольный талон, поручитель, устанавливать подлинность

Español (Spanish)
n. - justificante, comprobante, vale, bono
v. tr. - pagar, garantizar o, autorizar por medio de un comprobante, preparar un comprobante para

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvitto, bevis, attest, borgen, vittne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
证人, 证明者, 保证人, 凭单, 证实...的可靠性

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 證人, 證明者, 保證人, 憑單
v. tr. - 證實...的可靠性

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보증인, 영수증, 상품권
v. tr. - 증명하다, ~에 대한 거래 증표를 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保証人, 商品券, 割引券, 領収書, 証書, 証拠書類

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قسيمه, ايصال, مستند صرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שובר, תלוש, מסמך, תעודה, אדם הערב לאדם אחר‬
v. tr. - ‮שילם, ערב, או הסמיך באמצעות תעודה או שובר, הכין תעודה, מסמך, שובר וכו'‬

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