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VAULT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VAULT?

Need another word that means the same as “vault”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “vault” in this overview.

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Vault as a Noun
Definitions of "Vault" as a noun
Synonyms of "Vault" as a noun (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Vault" as a noun
Vault as a Verb
Definitions of "Vault" as a verb
Synonyms of "Vault" as a verb (1 Word)
Associations of "Vault" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Vault” are: bank vault, burial vault, hurdle, arched roof, arched ceiling, dome, arch, cellar, basement, underground chamber, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, cavern, strongroom, safe deposit, safety deposit, safe, repository, depository, treasury, overleap

Vault as a Noun

Definitions of "Vault" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vault” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored.
An arched brick or stone ceiling or roof.
A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials.
A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.
A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.
The act of jumping over an obstacle.
A burial chamber (usually underground.
A strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables.
A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky.
The arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull.

Synonyms of "Vault" as a noun (21 Words)

arch	An arch forming a monument or ornamental feature. The muscles in the arch* of my right foot suddenly seized up.*
arched ceiling	A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet.
arched roof	A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet.
bank vault	Sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water.
basement	The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level. A basement* flat.*
burial vault	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
catacomb	An underground construction resembling or compared to catacombs.
cavern	A large, dark place or space. A dark cavern* of a shop.*
cellar	A room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal. The servants led us down into a cellar.
crypt	An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
depository	A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. Irish libraries became depositories for material from all over the world.
dome	A sports stadium with a domed roof. A content face topped by a shaved dome.
hurdle	A horse race over a series of hurdles. Many would like to emigrate to the United States but face formidable hurdles.
repository	A central location in which data is stored and managed. His mind was a rich repository* of the past.*
safe	Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept.
safe deposit	A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.
safety deposit	A safe place.
strongroom	A room, typically one in a bank, designed to protect valuable items against fire and theft.
treasury	The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy. Henry VII had kept the peace and filled his treasury.
undercroft	The crypt of a church.
underground chamber	A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force.

Usage Examples of "Vault" as a noun

The cranial vault.
A family vault.
The vault of heaven.
A wine vault.
A Gothic ribbed vault.
The masterpieces were deposited in the vaults of Swiss banks.

Vault as a Verb

Definitions of "Vault" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vault” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Bound vigorously.
Jump across or leap over (an obstacle.

Synonyms of "Vault" as a verb (1 Word)

overleap

Defeat (oneself) by going too far.
Whatever objection made by us he finds too heavy to remove he overleaps it.

Associations of "Vault" (30 Words)

account	Keep an account of. After 1292 he accounted to the Westminster exchequer.
amortize	Reduce or pay off (a debt) with regular payments. The vessel s owners could not amortize* her high capital costs.*
appropriation	Incorporation by joining or uniting. The necessary funds were obtained by the government s appropriation* of the company s operating unit.*
audit	An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA. A method of auditing obstetric and neonatal care.
bank	Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank. The bank* is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon.*
billing	The fact of being advertised or described in a particular way. The account was worth about 2 million a year in billings.
budgetary	Relating to or in accordance with an estimate of income and expenditure. Tight budgetary* constraints.*
cash	Exchange for cash. A discount for cash.
coffer	A strongbox or small chest for holding valuables. A battered leather coffer* sealed with a waxen crest.*
debt	The state of owing money. I paid off my debts.
expenditure	The action of spending funds. Work is the expenditure* of energy.*
financial	Involving financial matters. At the end of the year fund managers sell their worst performing stocks and financials have fared badly this year.
fund	Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. Fund a medical care plan.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding for the project was provided by the Housing Corporation.
funds	Assets in the form of money.
installment	A part of a broadcast serial.
investment	Money that is invested with an expectation of profit. A debate over private investment* in road building.*
invoice	Send an invoice for goods or services provided. She invoiced the company for her expenses.
outlay	The act of spending or disbursing money. A modest outlay* on local advertising.*
overcharge	Charge someone (a sum) beyond the correct amount. An overcharge* of 40.*
paycheck	A check issued in payment of wages or salary.
price	Determine the price of. The parable of the pearl of great price.
rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural.
repayment	An amount of money paid back. Minimum monthly repayments.
revenue	The department of the civil service collecting state revenue. The government s tax revenues.
search	Search or seek. I must search* the internet for one of his pictures.*
storage	The action or method of storing something for future use. Data storage.
tax	Impose a tax on someone or something. Higher taxes will dampen consumer spending.
usurious	Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. They lend money at usurious* rates.*
vat	Place or treat in a vat. The grapes are vatted for between 15 and 21 days and then aged in small barrels.