voucher
voucher — noun
1. a physical slip, a card, or a digital code that you can exchange for a product,
a physical slip, a card, or a digital code that you can exchange for a product, a service, or a price reduction on what you buy
Minho received a £20 book voucher for his birthday from his classmates.
voucher for [specific item type]
The hotel gave Sahil a voucher for a free breakfast at the restaurant.
Nora found a discount voucher online and saved nearly half the price of the jacket.
You can download a voucher from the store's website and show it on your phone.
Tamás used a travel voucher from his airline to book a flight to Seoul.
- coupon
usually a code or slip that gives a discount on a specific product, often found in newspapers or apps; a voucher is more often pre-paid
- gift card
a plastic card with a stored value, used more often in American English; a voucher is more commonly paper or a code
- token
a voucher-like item used in exchange for something, common in British English (a book token)
文法句型
voucher + for + [goods/service]
voucher + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Often given by companies as a gift or reward. The type of voucher is usually named before the word (a book voucher, a travel voucher, a gift voucher).
常見錯誤
2. a sum of money given by a US government program to help parents pay for their ch
a sum of money given by a US government program to help parents pay for their child's education at a private school
The state program gives low-income families a voucher to choose their child's school.
voucher + to-infinitive — purpose
Kwame's parents used a school voucher to send him to a private academy across town.
Critics of the voucher system argue that it takes money away from public schools.
Under the voucher program, families can decide which school their child will attend.
The school voucher debate often focuses on whether public funds should support religious schools.
- scholarship
money awarded based on merit or need, not tied to a specific government program; a voucher is a specific government-issued funding certificate
- education grant
a sum of money given for study, often broader than a voucher and not limited to private-school choice
文法句型
voucher + for + [school type]
voucher + program/system
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in the context of US education policy. It appears most often in the compounds 'school voucher' and 'voucher program/system'.
常見錯誤
3. a document, such as a receipt or a signed note, that records a business expense
a document, such as a receipt or a signed note, that records a business expense or proves that money was spent
Talia kept all the vouchers from her business trip to show her manager.
voucher as proof of spending
The accountant checked each expense voucher against the numbers in the company bank statement.
expense voucher — business context
Ziad filed the hotel voucher together with the receipt for the flight tickets.
Without a signed voucher, the finance department will not refund your travel costs.
Staff must attach the original voucher to the claim form when requesting repayment.
文法句型
voucher + for + [expense]
expense + voucher
用法筆記
This sense is used in accounting and office settings. The voucher is usually a physical or digital record that supports a payment entry in the company's books. Often paired with 'expense' or 'travel' as a compound noun.