Definition of PASSPORT

passport

Meanings

Plural: passports

Noun

  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere
  • a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
  • any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
    • "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"
  • An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
  • Any document that allows entry or passage.
  • Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
  • An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.

Verb

  • To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
  • Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize cross-border economic activity.
  • To enable eligibility for a benefit automatically based on eligibility for a different benefit.

Origin / Etymology

From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port.

Synonyms

pass, recommendation

Scrabble Score: 12

passport is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
passport is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
passport is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

passport is a valid Words With Friends word