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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it v
1: provide (a passport) with a visa
2: approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin, neuter plural of visus, past participle Date: 1831 1. an endorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities denoting that it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed 2. a signature of formal approval by a superior upon a document II. transitive verb (visaed; visaing) Date: circa 1847 to give a visa to (a passport)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. an endorsement on a passport etc. showing that it has been found correct, esp. as allowing the holder to enter or leave a country. --v.tr. (visas, visaed or visa'd, visaing) mark with a visa. Etymology: F f. L visa neut. pl. past part. of videre see

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Visa Vi"sa, n. [F.] See Vis?.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Visa Vi"sa, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visaed; p. pr. & vb. n. Visaing.] To indorse, after examination, with the word vis['e], as a passport; to vis['e].

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(visas) A visa is an official document, or a stamp put in your passport, which allows you to enter or leave a particular country. His visitor's visa expired. ...an exit visa. ...a tightening of U.S. visa requirements. N-COUNT: oft supp N

Moby Thesaurus

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, vise, voucher, warrant, warranty, witness