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visa

[ vee-zuh ]

noun

plural visas.
  1. 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.


verb (used with object)

visaed, visaing.
  1. to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
  2. to put a visa on (a passport).

visa

/ ˈviːzə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. any sign or signature of approval
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to enter a visa into (a passport)
  2. to endorse or ratify
“Collins 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of visa1

1830–40; < French, short for Latin carta vīsa “the document (has been) seen”; vīsa, feminine past participle of vidēre “to see, look at”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of visa1

C19: via French from Latin vīsa things seen, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre to see
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Example Sentences

At the same time, he said, he would be open to working on a bill that reforms the H-2A visa program.

Speaking on Fox News, Trump's border tsar Tom Homan alleged that Mr Khalil had violated the terms of his visa by "locking down buildings and destroying property".

From BBC

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, responding to a news report about the arrest, promised to revoke “the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”

From Salon

The Conservatives say they will push for salary thresholds for all work visas to be raised to £38,700, by tabling changes to the government's immigration bill currently going through Parliament.

From BBC

Ms Greer said the ICE agents told Mr Khalil his student visa had been revoked, but she said her client is a legal permanent resident with a green card and married to an American citizen.

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