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visa, n.|ˈviːzə|
[a. F. visa, a. L. vīsa, fem. pa. pple. of vidēre to see.]
1. = visé n.3
This has now replaced visé n.3 as the normal term for an entry or note on a passport.
1831Edin. Rev. LIV. 200 No trust whatever..can be placed in the simple certificate given by conscience... Beyond this..its visa does not reach. 1859B. Jerrold Life D. Jerrold 309 On going to the Austrian Consul in London for the visa of my father's passport. 1885Field 4 April 439/3 We had hoped to..return through Finland, but were unable to obtain the Russian visa at Stockholm. 1898Daily News 19 Dec. 5/2 Notification of the witness list was made yesterday to the Parquet, which began by refusing its visa.
2. (With capital initial.) A proprietary name for an international bank credit-card service (formerly BankAmericard), or a card issued to users of this service. orig. U.S.
1976N.Y. Times 11 Sept. 27/5 Starting some time next year, according to National BankAmericard Inc., the name of this credit card will be changed all over the world to Visa. 1977Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 17 May tm140/1 Visa... For financial services involving the use of plastic cards by cardholders at merchant and banking outlets for payment to merchants, loans to cardholders, or transfer of cardholder funds. 1977Trade Marks Jrnl. 27 July 1459/1 Visa.. Printed cards related to banking and to credit services. 1979United States 1980/81 (Penguin Travel Guides) 40 Major bank cards are Visa (formerly BankAmericard) and Mastercharge. 1983J. Valin Natural Causes ix. 57 It'll cost more. And in cash. I don't take Visa. 1986[see PIN s.v. P II].
Hence ˈvisa v. trans., to visé. Also ˈvisaed ppl. a.
1847Webster s.v. Visé, Hence, travelers speak of getting their passports visaed. 1858Homans Cycl. Commerce 1500/2 For each passport so visaed. 1896Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 3/2 For want of the same readily visaed passport. |