noun
visa
VEE-zuh
noun
1
An official permit allowing someone to enter, stay in, or leave a country.
"She had to apply for a work visa before she could start her job abroad."
verb
1
To stamp or endorse a passport or document officially.
"His passport was visaed at the embassy before he traveled."
How to Use Visa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOfficial permission (usually a stamp or document) to enter or leave a country.
Common pairings
apply for a visa
a tourist visa
a work visa
Word Forms
visaed past tense, visas plural, Visas plural, visas singular
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Etymology
From French visa, from Latin charta visa, "paper that has been seen" — from videre, "to see." Related to vision and video.