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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement;
[syn: voucher, verifier]

2. a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure;

3. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed;
[syn: coupon, voucher]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Voucher \Vouch"er\, n. 1. One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything. [1913 Webster] Will his vouchers vouch him no more? --Shak. [1913 Webster] The great writers of that age stand up together as vouchers for one another's reputation. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) (a) The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands. (b) The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher or double vouchers. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 4. A document attesting to a credit against certain defined expenditures; a recipt for prepayment; -- often used in pre-arranged travel plans, to provide evidence of pre-payment of the cost of lodging, transportation, or meals. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

voucher n 1: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement [syn: voucher, verifier] 2: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure 3: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: coupon, voucher]