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to examine someone's previous jobs and activities to find out whether they are suitable to do a job, especially one that involves dealing with secret information:
• The key requirement is to vet people for the most senior posts.
• After passing the selection board, candidates are vetted by one of the organization's professionals.
— vetting noun [uncountable] :• The company said standard vetting procedures were carried out.
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vet UK US /vet/ verb [T] (-tt-)► HR to carefully check information about someone before employing them to make certain that they are suitable, do not have a criminal record, etc.: »Candidates for senior positions are vetted by the board of directors.
► to carefully check information, especially financial information, about someone who is applying for a loan or to rent or buy a property: »Mortgage lenders are now vetting applicants more carefully.
► to examine something carefully to make certain it is suitable, correct, etc.: »The results of the survey have been carefully vetted by independent researchers.
vetting noun [U]► »Credit-card companies have tightened their vetting procedures.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
См. также в других словарях:
vêt — vêt … Dictionnaire des rimes
VET — (англ. Viewpoint Experienced Technology интерактивная технология 3D визуализации виртуальной реальности). Содержание 1 История появления 2 VET сцена, формат … Википедия
vet — vet1 [vet] n. short for VETERINARIAN vt. vetted, vetting Informal 1. to examine or treat as a veterinarian does 2. to examine, investigate, or evaluate in a thorough or expert way vi. Informal to work as a veterinarian ☆ vet2 [vet ] … English World dictionary
vet — [vet] verb [T] I to check someone s character or reputation to find out if they are suitable for a particular job Syn: screen II noun [C] vet [vet] 1) a doctor for animals 2) American informal a veteran … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
vet — is an accepted shortening of veterinary surgeon and the normal word in BrE. In AmE vet and veterinarian are used in this sense, and vet also means ‘a veteran’. The verb, meaning (1) to treat (a sick animal) and (2) to examine or check critically … Modern English usage
Vet — may refer to:* Veterinarian, a doctor for animals * Veteran, a person with long experience in a particular area, most often in military service during wartime * Vetting, a journalism slang term for copyediting * Vetting, a human resources term… … Wikipedia
vet — Ⅰ. vet [1] ► NOUN ▪ a veterinary surgeon. ► VERB (vetted, vetting) ▪ make a careful and critical examination of (someone or something, especially of a person prior to employment). Ⅱ. vet [2] … English terms dictionary
vet — Mot Monosíl·lab Mot lligat … Diccionari Català-Català
vet — n. expert in the medical treatment of animals, animal doctor v. check, examine; medically examine an animal; practice veterinary medicine … English contemporary dictionary
vet — /vet/ verb to examine something carefully ● All candidates have to be vetted by the managing director. ● The contract has been sent to the legal department for vetting. (NOTE: vetting–vetted) … Dictionary of banking and finance
