Definitions for visaˈvi zə

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vi•saˈvi zə(n.)(pl.)-sas

(n.)an official endorsement made on a passport, permitting the bearer to enter the country making the endorsement.
Category: Government, Law
(v.t.)to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
Category: Government
to put a visa on (a passport).
Category: Government

Origin of visa:

1825–35; < F < L vīsa, fem. ptp. of vīsere to look into

Princeton's WordNet

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

visa(noun)ˈvi zə
an official document giving permission to enter or leave a country
to grant sb a visa; a work visa

Wiktionary

visa(Noun)
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
Visa(ProperNoun)
a credit card company

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