# voucher
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aʊtʃə(ɹ)

### Noun

voucher (plural vouchers)
* A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
    This voucher can be redeemed at any Walmart in the state until March 31 2013.
    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.
* A receipt.
* 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.
* (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.
* (historical) A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn.

#### Synonyms

* (piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount): coupon

#### Derived terms

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

#### Translations
### Verb

voucher (third-person singular simple present vouchers, present participle vouchering, simple past and past participle vouchered)
* (transitive) To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
* (transitive) To provide a vouch for (an expenditure).
* (transitive) To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher.

#### Related terms

* vouch

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋou̯tʃer/, [ˈʋo̞u̯t̪ʃe̞r]
* IPA: /ˈʋɑu̯tʃer/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃe̞r]
* IPA: /ˈʋɑu̯tʃər/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃər] (approximating English pronunciation)
* IPA: /ˈʋɑu̯tʃə/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯t̪ʃə] (approximating English pronunciation)
* Rhymes: -outʃer

### Noun

voucher
* 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

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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English voucher.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaw.t͡ʃer/
* Rhymes: -awtʃer
* Hyphenation: vou‧cher

### Noun

voucher m (invariable)
* voucher (piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount)

## Old French
### Verb

voucher
* 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.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɔw.t͡ʂɛr/
* Rhymes: -ɔwt͡ʂɛr
* Syllabification: vou‧cher

### Noun

voucher m inan
* 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
### Further reading

* voucher in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voucher.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃeɾ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeɾ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃeʁ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃeɻ/ [ˈvaʊ̯.ʃeɻ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃɛɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvaw.ʃɛɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbaw.t͡ʃɛɾ/

### Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers)
* voucher, coupon (a piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount)
    Synonyms: vale, cupão

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaut͡ʃeɾ/ [ˈbau̯.t͡ʃeɾ]
* Rhymes: -autʃeɾ
* Syllabification: vou‧cher

### Noun

voucher m (plural vouchers or voucher)
* voucher