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VIN

VIN is the acronym of vehicle identification number.

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Meaning of vehicle identification number

Noun

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

Proper noun capitalized: Vin

Vin

  1. Short form of the male given name Vincent.

Forms of VIN

pluralVINs

Phrases with VIN

Questions about VIN

What does VIN mean?
VIN means short form of the male given name Vincent.
What is VIN the acronym of?
VIN is the acronym of vehicle identification number.
What part of speech is VIN?
VIN is a proper noun.

Words near VIN in the dictionary

  1. vimpa
  2. vimpae
  3. Vimpeli
  4. vimseltinib
  5. vimsite
  6. VIN
  7. vin chaud
  8. vin du pays
  9. vin jaune
  10. vin ordinaire
  11. vin santo

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: VIN (page history and authors); Vin (page history and authors); vehicle identification number (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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