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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.
- transitive verb To endorse or ratify (a passport).
- transitive verb To give a visa to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
vis� . - transitive verb To indorse, after examination, with the word
visé , as a passport; to visé.
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- noun A
permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited. - verb transitive, dated To
endorse (a passport, etc.).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb provide (a passport) with a visa
- verb approve officially
- noun an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At the same time the Israelis have stressed before the American authorities their well-known position to make sure that the State Department refuse a visa of entry to Isam Sartawi, Sabri Jeries and Mrs. Hamami, the widow of the late Said Hamami [who was assassinated in London in December 1977 by Iraqi agents because of his open advocacy of peace on the basis of a Palestinian state alongside Israel] in case they request such visa .
The Palestinian Position: An Exchange Peled, Mattityahu 1980
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It also appears from the Hebrew (and not accurately reflected in the translation) that the visa is a specialized one (a “Nuclear Research Visa”) subject to more discretion that a regular entry visa.
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I have a valid FM3 visa, but no where in the visa is there an expiration date.
FM3 Rumor du jour 2008
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Now, they want that included in what they call visa VIPER cables that are sent to Washington, and they include information on potentially suspicious people.
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The fee applies whether or not the visa is actually granted by the US government.
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I think charging people over $100 for the courtesy of being denied a visa is also highway robbery.
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Usually the visa is approved for a maximum period of 90 days if you arrive in Mexico by plane for a vacation, after which it can be renewed for an additional 90 days at any Mexican Immigration office.
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Usually the visa is approved for a maximum period of 90 days if you arrive in Mexico by plane for a vacation, after which it can be renewed for an additional 90 days at any Mexican Immigration office.
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Usually the visa is approved for a maximum period of 90 days if you arrive in Mexico by plane for a vacation, after which it can be renewed for an additional 90 days at any Mexican Immigration office.
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They claim that the fame of Visa, the credit card, has so outstripped the fame of "visa," the English word, that anyone who names a company or product "visa" (even, presumably, a book called "How to Get an American H1B Work-Visa") is ripping off their intellectual property.
Boing Boing: November 10, 2002 - November 16, 2002 Archives 2002
Related Words
synonyms (78)
Words with the same meaning
- John Hancock
- OK
- X
- acceptance
- affidavit
- affirmance
- affirmation
- approbation
- approval
- attestation
- authentication
- authority
- authorization
- autograph
- bill of health
- certificate
- certificate of proficiency
- certification
- christcross
- cipher
- clearance
- confirmation
- countermark
- countersign
- countersignature
- counterstamp
- credential
- cross
- deposition
- device
- diploma
- endorsement
- full pratique
- go-ahead
- green light
- hand
- imprimatur
- initials
- mark
- mark of signature
- monogram
- navicert
- nod
- notarization
- notarized statement
- note
- okay
- pass
- passport
- permission
- pratique
- protection
- ratification
- rubber stamp
- safe-conduct
- safeguard
- sanction
- seal
- sheepskin
- sigil
- sign manual
- signature
- signet
- stamp
- stamp of approval
- subscription
- sworn statement
- testamur
- testimonial
- the nod
- ticket
- validation
- vis
- vise
- voucher
- warrant
- warranty
- witness
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