Visa

See also: visa, vísa, and visā

English

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.

Proper noun

Visa

  1. (banking) A credit card company.
    • 2003, "Weird Al" Yankovic, eBay (song)
      Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya
      As long as I've got the dough.
    • 2019, “Visa Abroad”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 5 July 2019
      Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are.
  2. Alternative spelling of visa

Noun

Visa (plural Visas)

  1. (banking) Visa card
  2. (banking) credit card

Translations
Visa card — see Visa card

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːza/
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Noun

Visa

  1. plural of Visum

Noun

Visa n (strong, genitive Visas, plural Visa or Visas or Visen)

  1. (informal, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of Visum

Declension
Declension of Visa [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Visa die Visa, Visas, Visen
genitive eines des Visas der Visa, Visas, Visen
dative einem dem Visa den Visa, Visas, Visen
accusative ein das Visa die Visa, Visas, Visen

Noun

Visa f (genitive Visa, plural Visas)

  1. (informal) a Visa card

Declension
Declension of Visa [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Visa die Visas
genitive einer der Visa der Visas
dative einer der Visa den Visas
accusative eine die Visa die Visas
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