"Visa" meaning in English

See Visa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Visa
  1. (banking) A credit card company. Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-Visa-en-name-NZ5UmDNY Topics: banking, business
  2. Alternative spelling of visa Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: visa
    Sense id: en-Visa-en-name-xA3-kmku

Noun

Forms: Visas [plural]
Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Visa (plural Visas)
  1. (banking) Visa card Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-Visa-en-noun-eH2-rOHa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 82 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 5 36 3 13 5 1 2 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 43 2 8 3 0 1 38 Topics: banking, business
  2. (banking) credit card Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-Visa-en-noun-xZ-vM2og Topics: banking, business

Inflected forms

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