visa
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
to put a visa on (a passport).
Origin of visa
1- Also visé.
Words that may be confused with visa
- passport, visa
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How to use visa in a sentence
We took our passport to the commandant, who visaed them readily, and told us he'd do his best to get us transport.
Greenmantle | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for visa
/ (ˈviːzə) /
an endorsement in a passport or similar document, signifying that the document is in order and permitting its bearer to travel into or through the country of the government issuing it
any sign or signature of approval
to enter a visa into (a passport)
to endorse or ratify
Origin of visa
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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