passport

Meaning

Noun

1. An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
2. (broadly, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
3. (figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
4. An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.

Verb

1. To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
2. Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize cross-border economic activity.
3. To enable eligibility for a benefit automatically based on eligibility for a different benefit.

Synonyms

pass

recommendation

document

identity

identity card

key

🔑

latchkey

license

passage

permission

permit

proof

travel document

visa

voucher

indentification

authorization

travel permit

documents

furlough

Translations

passeport

pasaporte

passaporto

passaporte

paspoort

Pass

passaport

Reisepass

διαβατήριο

pasaport

pas

Reisepaß

جواز سفر

Paß

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːspɔːt/

Etymology

From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port.

Sentences

Is this your wife's passport ?