The protected warehouse in which physical documents are stored. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary
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part of a bank or other organization where money is kept safely:
• More than $425 million currently sit in vaults in the Treasury Department.
a special building for storing wines and spirits that have been brought into a country until import tax has been paid on them
[m0] ▪ II. vault vault 2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
to move into a higher or more successful position:
• When rates vaulted, selling accelerated.
vault to/into/above etc
• The Hang Seng Index vaulted 2.6% to 3722.39.
• The acquisition vaulted the company to the top of the workstation market.
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vault UK US /vɔːlt/ noun [C]
► a room with thick walls and a strong door, which is used to safely store money, valuable things, etc.: »
Buyers often store gold in a bank vault.
»The storage vaults will be able to store 100,000 metric tons of gas.
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vault UK US /vɔːlt/ verb
► [T] to move someone suddenly to a more important position: »
His impressive fundraising vaulted him into the top tier of candidates.
► [I] to move suddenly to a higher level or a more important position: vault to sth »
In June, gasoline vaulted 3.01 cents to 66.04 cents a gallon.
vault into sth »Can these small firms vault into the big league?
Financial and business terms. 2012.