green card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [green kahrd]
- /grin kɑrd/
- /ɡriːn kɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green kahrd]
- /grin kɑrd/

Definitions of green card words

noun green card an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S. 1
noun green card residence permit for the United States 1
noun Technical meaning of green card [after the "IBM System/360 Reference Data" card] A summary of an assembly language, even if the colour is not green. Less frequently used now because of the decrease in the use of assembly language. "I'll go get my green card so I can check the addressing mode for that instruction." Some green cards are actually booklets. The original green card became a yellow card when the System/370 was introduced, and later a yellow booklet. An anecdote from IBM refers to a scene that took place in a programmers' terminal room at Yorktown in 1978. A luser overheard one of the programmers ask another "Do you have a green card?" The other grunted and passed the first a thick yellow booklet. At this point the luser turned a delicate shade of olive and rapidly left the room, never to return. 1
countable noun green card A green card is a document showing that someone who is not a citizen of the United States has permission to live and work there. 0
noun green card an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US 0
noun green card an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad 0

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Origin of green card

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Green card

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green card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for green card

noun green card

pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
passport — an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
visa — an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.

All 4 Synonyms of green card