Visa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈviːzÉ™/
• Rhymes: -iːzÉ™

Origin

From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta visa (meaning "paper that has been seen") from feminine perfect passive of Latin videre ("to see").

Full definition of visa

Noun

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

Related terms

• student visa
• tourist visa
• transit visa
• working-holiday visa

Verb

1. (transitive, dated) To endorse (a passport, etc.).

Anagrams

• avis
• Siva
• vias