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pass

 
 
/pɑːs/ US   /pæs/ noun [C]

Definition

an official document or ticket which shows that you have the right to go somewhere or use a particular form of transport: a parking/security/visitor's pass Sign in at reception and they will give you a visitor's pass.an annual/season/three-day pass Frequent visitors of national forests can save money by buying an annual pass.
a successful result in an examination: This candidate got 4 grade A passes at A-level.
(Definition of pass noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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