Meanings
plural work permits
- A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.
United hope to confirm Di María’s work permit in time for Saturday’s match at Burnley. If granted – and that should be a formality with his status as an Argentina international – he should be selected for the match-day squad at Turf Moor and could make a full debut.
2014 August 26, Jamie Jackson, “Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 工作許可 /工作许可
- 工作許可 /工作许可 (gōngzuò xǔkě)authorization to work in a foreign country
Danish arbejdstilladelse
- arbejdstilladelseauthorization to work in a foreign country
Dutch arbeidsvergunning, werkvergunning
- arbeidsvergunningauthorization to work in a foreign country
- werkvergunningauthorization to work in a foreign country
Finnish työskentelylupa, työlupa
- työskentelylupaauthorization to work in a foreign country
- työlupaauthorization to work in a foreign country
French permis de travail
- permis de travailauthorization to work in a foreign country
German Arbeitserlaubnis, Arbeitsgenehmigung
- Arbeitserlaubnisauthorization to work in a foreign country
- Arbeitsgenehmigungauthorization to work in a foreign country
- Arbeitsbewilligungauthorization to work in a foreign country
Greek άδεια εργασίας
- άδεια εργασίας (ádeia ergasías)authorization to work in a foreign country
Hungarian munkavállalási engedély
- munkavállalási engedélyauthorization to work in a foreign country
Icelandic atvinnuleyfi
- atvinnuleyfiauthorization to work in a foreign country
Japanese 労働許可
- 労働許可 (rōdō kyoka)authorization to work in a foreign country
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidstillatelse
- arbeidstillatelseauthorization to work in a foreign country
Polish pozwolenie na pracę
- pozwolenie na pracęauthorization to work in a foreign country
Russian разреше́ние на рабо́ту, РНР
- разреше́ние на рабо́ту (razrešénije na rabótu)authorization to work in a foreign country
- РНР (RNR)authorization to work in a foreign country
Spanish permiso de trabajo
- permiso de trabajoauthorization to work in a foreign country
Swahili kibali cha kazi
- kibali cha kaziauthorization to work in a foreign country
Swedish arbetstillstånd
- arbetstillståndauthorization to work in a foreign country
Vietnamese phép lao động
- phép lao độngauthorization to work in a foreign country
Cite this entry
work permit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20permit
“work permit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20permit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work permit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20permit.
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