visa

CEFRA1

/ˈviːzə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Official permission to enter or stay in a country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A credit card company.

Examples

  • Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose.

  • I want to get a sightseeing visa.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /-sə/
  • /ˈʋi.zɑ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To endorse (a passport, etc.).

  2. A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

More examples

In context

  • There are several restrictions on working to support yourself abroad on a student visa.

  • Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya As long as I've got the dough.

  • I came on a six-month tourist visa.

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Origin

noun

From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista.