Voucher

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The ordinary meaning of “voucher” is a document which shows that services have been performed or expenses incurred. It covers any acquittance or receipt discharg:ing the person or evidencing payment by him. When used in connection with the disbursement of moneys it implies some instrument that shows on what account or by what authority a particular payment has been made, or that services have been performed which entitle the party to whom it is issued to payment. It vouches for the truth of accounts or estimates. 136 111. App. 465. In Old Conveyancing. The person on whom the tenant to the praecApe calls to defend the title to the land, because he is supposed to have warranted the title to him at the time of the original purchase. The person usually employed for this purpose is the crier of the court, who is therefore called the “common voucher.” Cruise, Dig. tit. 36, c. 3, i 1; 22 Viner, Abr. 26; Dane, Index. See “Recovery.”

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The ordinary meaning of “voucher” is a document which shows that services have been performed or expenses incurred. It covers any acquittance or receipt discharg:ing the person or evidencing payment by him. When used in connection with the disbursement of moneys it implies some instrument that shows on what account or by what authority a particular payment has been made, or that services have been performed which entitle the party to whom it is issued to payment. It vouches for the truth of accounts or estimates. 136 111. App. 465. In Old Conveyancing. The person on whom the tenant to the praecApe calls to defend the title to the land, because he is supposed to have warranted the title to him at the time of the original purchase. The person usually employed for this purpose is the crier of the court, who is therefore called the “common voucher.” Cruise, Dig. tit. 36, c. 3, i 1; 22 Viner, Abr. 26; Dane, Index. See “Recovery.”

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    VOUCHERS: The evergreen incentive., Marketing Week; July 24, 2008

    Vouchers and the Cleveland Scholarship Program: Little Progress So Far, Economic Commentary (Cleveland); March 1, 2006; Belfield, Clive R.

    VOUCHERS TO REDUCE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA); April 30, 2004; Tonia Moxley tonia.moxley@roanoke.com 381-1643

    Vouchers Redux, Phi Delta Kappan; December 1, 2011; Toch, Thomas

    VOUCHERS: How vouchers build brands., Marketing Week; October 4, 2007

    Vouchers betray public good, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); January 24, 2007; Heather Bennett and six others

    Vouchers May Open Few Doors; D.C. Students Would Find Costs High and Openings Scarce, The Washington Post; September 30, 1997; Cindy Loose Valerie Strauss

    Voucher Ruling May Boost Choice Movement, The Washington Post; June 30, 2002; Michael A. Fletcher

    Vouchers are no panacea for inner-city schools; Nov. 7 the true test: Private education will not solve the problems faced by low- income students, Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque); October 15, 2000; MARTIN CARNOYby Stanford University

    Vouchers won’t end or privatize Medicare: ; Mainstream media are hindering the debate by using the wrong words, Charleston Daily Mail; March 22, 2012; Robert Samuelson

    Voucher discord: voters vs. the Hill?, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); September 22, 2008; Copyright 2008 Deseret News By Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret News

    Vouchers Beached, The Texas Observer; June 4, 2004

    VOUCHERS WILL STILL FACE POLITICAL FIGHT.(NEWS), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); June 28, 2002

    Voucher Foes Win First Round in Fla. School Choice Lawsuit, Church & State; January 1, 2000

    Voucher Study Focuses on High School Graduation D.C. Evaluation Provides First Strong Evidence of Educational Attainment Gains, States News Service; March 5, 2013

    Vouchers, Deception disguised as do-gooding, Washington Afro-American; February 5, 1999

    Vouchers: Deception Disguised As Do-Gooding, Atlanta Inquirer; January 30, 1999

    Vouchers shops refuse to vouch for; Many consumers have been told “sorry for you” by shop assistants when they’ve tried to redeem gift vouchers past their expiry dates, often just three months after the voucher was paid for. But soon all vouchers will have to remain valid, by law, for at least three years.(News), The Star (South Africa); August 10, 2009;

    VOUCHERS: Why vouchers are gaining new currency., Marketing Week; September 17, 2009; Cuddeford-Jones, Morag

    VOUCHERS: Mobile vouchers go mainstream.(methods of marketing), Marketing Week; July 5, 2007

    Voucher in the International Business Landscape

    Definition of Voucher in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Consumer subsidy in which consumers exercise choice in purchasing publicly funded services.


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