Definition of VISA

visa

Plural: visas

Noun

  • an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
  • A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

Verb

Verb Forms: visaed, visaing, visas

  • To officially endorse a passport, allowing entry into a country.
  • provide (a passport) with a visa
  • approve officially
    • "The list of speakers must be visaed"
  • To endorse (a passport, etc.).

Examples

  • He needed to visa his passport before embarking on his international Scrabble tournament trip.
  • I came on a six-month tourist visa.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 7

visa: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
visa: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
visa: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

visa: valid Words With Friends Word