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单词 green card
释义

green card

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noun

an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S.

Origin of green card

First recorded in 1965–70

OTHER WORDS FROM green card

green-carder, noun

Words nearby green card

greenbone, greenbottle, greenbottle fly, greenbrier, greenbug, green card, green-collar, green corn, green crab, Green Cross Code, Greendale
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Example sentences from the Web for green card

  • Denied in his green-card application, he said, “I came instantly that day,” to the shrine.

    Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Usually, U.S. citizens or green-card holders who marry immigrant women sponsor them for permanent residency.

    The House’s Immigrant Betrayal With New Violence Against Women Act|Michelle Goldberg|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • People told him their problems and brought him their green-card applications.

    ‘The Accidental Terrorist’: a California Accountant’s Coup|Adam Piore|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • “The thing that I grieved most about that day was the fact that I had to withdraw my green-card application,” Sullivan said.

    Marco Rubio, the Secret Service Scandal, and More Sunday Talk|The Daily Beast Video|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for green card

green card

noun

an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
social welfare (in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special servicesSee also handicap register, registered disabled
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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