vouchers

[vou-cher]

vouch·er

[vou-cher]
noun
1.
a person or thing that vouches.
2.
a document, receipt, stamp, or the like, that gives evidence of an expenditure.
3.
a form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a purchase or expense to be made in the future.
4.
written authorization; credential.
5.
a piece of evidence or proof.
EXPAND
6.
Early English Law.
a.
a person called into court to warrant another's title.
b.
the act of vouching another person to make good a warranty.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
7.
to pay for, guarantee, or authorize by voucher.
8.
to prepare a voucher for.

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Vouchers is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1525–35; < Anglo-French voucher to vouch; orig. French infinitive used as noun but now taken as vouch + -er1

vouch·er·a·ble, adjective
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