green card en · NOUN
Etymology
The work permit from the historical greenish color (first used in 1946), the bank card from its green design, made to resemble US dollar bills.
Meanings
- (US) A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card.
- (qualifier:field hockey) A warning card, given to a player for an infraction of the rules. A further infraction may warrant a yellow card or red card.
- A chargecard launched by American Express in 1969.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, card.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| green cards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
green card marriage · blue card · green carder
Relateds
Translations (25)
nl green card (US work permit) · fi vihreä kortti (US work permit) · cmn 綠卡 /绿卡 (US work permit) · ru гринка́рта (US work permit) · es Green Card (US work permit) · fi green card (US work permit) · fr carte verte (US work permit) · hu zöldkártya (US work permit) · he גְּרִין קַארְד (US work permit) · ar كَارْت أَخْضَر (US work permit) · es tarjeta verde (US work permit) · el πράσινη κάρτα (US work permit) · ja グリーンカード (US work permit) · fa گرین کارت (US work permit) · da green card (US work permit) · mn ногоон карт (US work permit) · de Green Card (US work permit) · pl zielona karta (US work permit) · ru зелёная ка́рта (US work permit) · hi ग्रीन कार्ड (US work permit) · ru гринка́рд (US work permit) · yue 綠卡 /绿卡 (US work permit) · pt green card (US work permit) · fr green card (US work permit) · vi thẻ xanh (US work permit)