Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vehicle identification number

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: ve-hi-cle i-den-ti-fi-ca-tion num-ber
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

9

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Alternative form of vehicle identification number.

Example Sentences

"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 with reckless disregard for the consequences of the seller's conduct, even if the seller had not known the car had been "chop shopped" from two different vehicles."

Inflected Forms

vehicle identification numbers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

VIN frame number

Questions

What does vehicle identification number mean?: 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.

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