单词 | school voucher |
释义 | > as lemmasschool voucher school voucher n. †(a) a record of school attendance, esp. as required of a child who works part-time in a factory (obsolete); (b) (originally U.S.) a credit voucher, issued by a government or local authority, which can be used by parents to pay for a child's education in a school (esp. a private one) of their choice; (c) British a voucher offered to customers in return for money spent with a particular retailer (esp. a supermarket), and which can be exchanged for educational or sports equipment for local schools. ΚΠ 1837 R. H. Greg Factory Question 151 Should you allow a servant to bring in breakfast without first exhibiting a school voucher, you are liable to punishment. 1873 J. N. Murphy Terra Incognita xxx. 420 The employer is bound to obtain the school voucher proving the attendance. 1970 N.Y. Times 7 June iv. 11/1 (heading) School vouchers: Can the plan work? 1988 Time 25 Jan. 10 Pete du Pont promotes school vouchers that just might sink a lot of Iowa community schools already pressed to keep up the high quality established when corn sold high. 1990 D. Kavanagh Thatcherism & Brit. Politics (ed. 2) x. 305 A scheme of school vouchers was considered and abandoned. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 11 July 10 The sudden enthusiasm for ‘school vouchers’ by three chainstores..follows the success of Tesco's ‘Computers for Schools’ promotion last year. 2009 Wilts. Gaz. & Herald (Nexis) 2 July Children from Lea and Garsdon School are appealing for anyone with unwanted Sainsbury's school vouchers to donate them so they can get the last 50 they need for sports equipment. < as lemmas |
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