Phrase guide

work permit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: working papers, work papers

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 工作許可 /工作许可 (gōngzuò xǔkě) — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Danish: arbejdstilladelse — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Dutch: arbeidsvergunning — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Dutch: werkvergunning — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Faroese: arbeiðsloyvi — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Finnish: työskentelylupa — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Finnish: työlupa — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • French: permis de travail — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • German: Arbeitserlaubnis — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • German: Arbeitsgenehmigung — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • German: Arbeitsbewilligung — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Greek: άδεια εργασίας (ádeia ergasías) — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Hungarian: munkavállalási engedély — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Icelandic: atvinnuleyfi — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Japanese: 労働許可 (rōdō kyoka) — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Luxembourgish: Aarbechtserlabnes — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidstillatelse — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidsløyve — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Polish: pozwolenie na pracę — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Russian: разреше́ние на рабо́ту (razrešénije na rabótu) — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Russian: РНР (RNR) — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Spanish: permiso de trabajo — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Swahili: kibali cha kazi — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Swedish: arbetstillstånd — authorization to work in a foreign country
  • Vietnamese: phép lao động — authorization to work in a foreign country