- that is legally or officially acceptable
- Do you have a valid passport?
- He bought a bus pass valid for one month.
- They have a valid claim to compensation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb2- Is your passport still valid?
- The agreement is not necessarily valid in other countries.
- The original written contract was held valid.
- These discounts are valid for travel within the continental United States.
- Vouchers are only valid for races taking place before 31 December.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- still
- no longer
- legally
- …
- for
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- based on what is logical or true
- She had valid reasons for not supporting the proposals.
- The point you make is perfectly valid.
- That argument is not strictly valid in this case.
Extra Examples- The old assumptions are no longer valid.
- This is a perfectly valid question to raise.
- We accepted several different approaches as valid.
- We use a different, but equally valid, technique.
- a logically valid deduction
- a universally valid set of moral principles
- Accepting valid criticism is an important part of the learning process.
- I'm afraid that's not a valid excuse for missing the deadline.
- Of course we'll listen to your complaints, as long as they're valid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (computing) that is accepted by the system
- a valid password
opposite invalid
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French valide or Latin validus ‘strong’, from valere ‘be strong’.
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