Visa

UK: /ˈviːzə/ US: /ˈvizə/ ,(vē′zə)

Inflections of 'visa' (n): npl: visas

Inflections of 'visa' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

visas

v 3rd person singular

visaing

v pres p

visaed

v past

visaed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

vi•sa /ˈvizə/   n. [countable] , pl. -sas. 

1. Government an official stamp or mark made on a passport, which permits the holder to enter the country:
   a tourist visa.

See -vis-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vi•sa  (vē′zə), n., pl. -sas, v., -saed, -sa•ing. 
n. 

1. Government, Law an endorsement made by an authorized representative of one country upon a passport issued by another, permitting the passport holder entry into or transit through the country making the endorsement.

v.t. 

2. Government to give a visa to;
   approve a visa for.
3. Government to put a visa on (a passport).

Also, visé. 

• French, short for Latin carta vīsa the document (has been) examined; vīsa, past participle feminine of vīsere to look into, see to, frequentative of vidēre to see
• 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

visa / ˈviːzə/ noun ( -sas)

1. an endorsement in a passport or similar document, signifying that the document is in order and permitting its bearer to travel into or through the country of the government issuing it

verb ( -sas, -saing, -saed)(transitive)

1. to enter a visa into (a passport)

Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Latin vīsa things seen, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre to see