passport — index credentials, permit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 passport … Law dictionary
passport — pass‧port [ˈpɑːspɔːt ǁ ˈpæspɔːrt] noun [countable] a small book containing a person s name and photograph, given by a government to a citizen. It proves who the person is and allows them to leave or enter countries * * * passport UK US… … Financial and business terms
Passport — [dt. »Ausweis«], seit 1999 von Microsoft angebotener Dienst zur Identifizierung von Personen und Unternehmen, die im Internet Geschäfte tätigen möchten (E Commerce). Bevor ein Nutzer diesen Dienst verwenden kann, muss er sich als Mitglied… … Universal-Lexikon
Passport — Pass port, n. [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See {Pass}, and {Port} a harbor.] 1. Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passport — ► NOUN 1) an official government document certifying the holder s identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel abroad under its protection. 2) a thing that enables someone to do or achieve something: qualifications are a passport to… … English terms dictionary
passport — (n.) c.1500, from M.Fr. passeport authorization to pass through a port to enter or leave a country (15c.), from passe, imperative of O.Fr. passer to pass (see PASS (Cf. pass) (v.)) + port port (see PORT (Cf. port) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary
passport — [n] identification of origin, country authorization, credentials, key, license, pass, permit, safe conduct*, ticket, travel permit, visa, warrant; concepts 271,685 … New thesaurus
passport — [pas′pôrt΄] n. [Fr passeport, safe conduct, orig., permission to leave or enter a port < passer,PASS2 + port,PORT1] 1. a government document issued to a citizen for travel abroad, subject to visa requirements, certifying identity and… … English World dictionary
Passport — For other uses, see Passport (disambiguation). Different types of passports issued in Latvia … Wikipedia
passport — n. 1) to issue; renew a passport 2) to apply for a passport 3) to falsify, forge a passport 4) to revoke a passport 5) a diplomatic; Nansen passport 6) a passport expires 7) (fig.) a passport to (a passport to happiness) * * * [ pɑːspɔːt] Nansen… … Combinatory dictionary
