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vehicle identification number

vehicle identification number noun: a mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.

Noun (1)

vehicle identification number (plural vehicle identification numbers)

  1. A mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.
    • Seller of used car, who had fraudulently represented to buyer that the vehicle identification number (VIN) had been scratched out under windshield because former owner had been trying to prevent repossession of the car, was liable to buyer for punitive damages, based on having acted willfully or...1961, American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, Annotated, Bancroft-Whitney Company

Noun (2) capitalized: Vehicle Identification Number

Vehicle Identification Number (plural Vehicle Identification Numbers)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of vehicle identification number.

Forms of vehicle identification number

pluralvehicle identification numbers
alternative formVehicle Identification Number
pluralVehicle Identification Numbers

Questions about vehicle identification number

What does vehicle identification number mean?
Vehicle identification number means a mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.
What part of speech is vehicle identification number?
Vehicle identification number is a noun.
What is the plural of vehicle identification number?
The plural of vehicle identification number is vehicle identification numbers.

Words near vehicle identification number in the dictionary

  1. Vehes
  2. vehical
  3. vehicle
  4. vehicle crossover
  5. vehicle crossovers
  6. vehicle identification number
  7. vehicle identification numbers
  8. vehicle inspection
  9. vehicle inspections
  10. vehicle station
  11. vehicle stations

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