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Travel visa

A document or stamp from a country's government allowing a foreign traveler to enter, stay in, or leave its territory.

First in use: the 1900s
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Visa (payments)

The global card-payment network that moves money between banks, merchants and cardholders every time a Visa card is used.

First in use: c. 1958

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The passport stamp lent its name to BankAmericard in 1976.

Which meaning of Visa is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Travel visa came first (the 1900s). Visa (payments) arrived in 1958. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Travel visa

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