visa

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To endorse (a passport, etc.).

Synonyms

visé

attestation

authentication

authorization

certify

confirmation

consideration

endorse

legalize

passport

probate

ratification

sanction

sign

vise

indentification

Asherah

travel permit

approval

put one’s visa

Translations

visa

Visum

visto

visado

visum

βίζα

visto

visa

Sichtvermerk

visat

θεώρηση

visto consolare

visar

تأشيرة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈviː.zə/

Etymology

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.