ˈpɑːspɔːt ˈpæspɔɹt ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission her pleasant personality is already a recommendation his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable