Sekirov Dictionary

passport

UK /ˈpɑːspɔːt/US /ˈpæspɔɹt/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 3

noun4

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an official book that shows who someone is and where they are from, needed to enter other countries
- You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are.
(informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
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(figurative) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
- The tenor's voice was his passport to the international concert circuit.
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.

verb3

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Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize cross-border economic activity.
- Also, in this context, rules are different in relation to passporting the asset managers' activities, or the product […] — 2019
To enable eligibility for a benefit automatically based on eligibility for a different benefit.
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To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
- Did we not pass an Act last year which passported the money directly through to the schools and gave local authorities very little discretion? — 2002

forms

passported · passporting · passports

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