Visa Definition–noun | 1. | an endorsement made by an auth
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Secured Definition–adjective | 1. | free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe. | | 2. | dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake. | | 3. | affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout. | | 4. | in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure. | | 5. | free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure. | | 6. | firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals. | | 7. | sure; certain; assured: secure of victory; secure in religious belief. | | 8. | safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications between army units. | –verb (used with object) | 10. | to get hold or possession of; proc
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ure; obtain: to secure materials; to secure a high government position. | | 11. | to free from danger or harm; make safe: Sandbags secured the town during the flood. | | 12. | to effect; make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation. | | 13. | to make firm or fast, as by attaching: to secure a rope. | | 14. | Finance. | a. | to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property. | | b. | to assure (a creditor) of payment by the pledge or mortgaging of property. | | | 15. | to lock or fasten against intruders: to secure the doors. | | 16. | to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.: The regiment secured its position. | | 17. | to capture (a person or animal): No one is safe until the murderer is secured. | | 18. | to tie up (a person), esp. by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion. | | 19. | to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations. | –verb (used without object) | 20. | to be or become safe; have or obtain security. | | 21. | Nautical. | a. | to cover openings and make movable objects fast: The crew was ordered to secure for sea. | | b. | to be excused from duty: to secure from general quarters. | | |
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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. | | 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. | | 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. | | 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. | | 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. | | 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. | | 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. | | 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. | | 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. | | 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. | | 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. | | | 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. | | b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opp
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. | | 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. | | 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. | | b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. | | c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. | | d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. | | | 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. | | 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. | | 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. | | 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. | | b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. | | –verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. | | 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. | | 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age. | —Idioms | 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. | | 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. | | 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. | |
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