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   ‖Visa (?), n. [F.] A written stamp or document obtained by a citizen of one country from the proper authorities of another country, denoting that that person's passport has been examined, and that the person who bears the visa is permitted to enter or pass through the second country.  It is usually in the form of an endorsement on the passport of the person seeking permission to enter a foreign country; however, in some cases a separate document is issued that does not create a mark in the passport. Same as Visé.
   
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   Visa  (vēˈzȧ), Visa card (vēˈzȧ kärdˌ), prop. n. A credit card issued with the Trade Name “Visa” on it; as, “he charged the dinner to his Visa”.  Visa is a competitor of Master Card, Discover, MBNA, and American Express, and other credit card companies.
   
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   Visa, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Visaing.] To indorse, after examination, with the word visé, as a passport; to visé.
   
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   ‖Visé (?), n. [F. visé, p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] A document or an indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries, denoting that the passport has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on her journey.  Same as visa; -- an older spelling now used less frequently than visa.
   
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