green card

noun

: an identity card attesting the permanent resident status of an alien in the U.S.
green-carder noun

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Alvarado’s lawyer notified her family Wednesday night that he had been told her petition for a green card had been approved. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025 Earlier in April, a New York beekeeper was charged for allegedly concealing his involvement as the leader in the 1994 Rwandan genocide on his applications for a green card and U.S. citizenship, prosecutors said. Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 The suspect applied for refugee resettlement in the United States in August 2003 and then applied for and received a green card in November 2007. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025 They would only be taxed on U.S. earnings, which marks a significant departure from America’s current worldwide taxation model for green card holders and citizens. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green card

Word History

Etymology

from the fact that it was formerly colored green

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green card was in 1956

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“Green card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20card. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

green card

noun
: an identity card attesting the permanent resident status of an alien in the U.S.
Etymology

from the fact that it was formerly colored green

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