vail

¹ American  

[veyl] / veɪl /

verb (used with object)

1. to let sink; lower.

2. Archaic. to take off or doff (one's hat), as in respect or submission.

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vail ² American  

[veyl] / veɪl /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to be of use or profit to someone; avail.

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noun

1. a tip; gratuity.

vail ³ American  

[veyl] / veɪl /

noun

1. a veil.

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verb (used with object)

1. to veil.

vail ¹ British  

/ veɪl /

verb

1. to lower (something, such as a weapon), esp as a sign of deference or submission

2. to remove (the hat, cap, etc) as a mark of respect or meekness

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vail ² British  

/ veɪl /

noun

1. an archaic word for avail

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vail ³ British  

/ veɪl /

noun

1. an archaic spelling of veil

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Etymology

Origin of vail¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English valen, vaile “to subside, sink,” shortened variant of avalen, awalen, availen (now obsolete), from Middle French avaler “to move down,” derived from the phrase a val “down” (literally, ”to the valley”), equivalent to a “to” (from Latin ad ) + val vale )

Origin of vail²

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English vailen, vaille, valen, shortened variant of avail

Origin of vail³

First recorded in 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Vail Resorts said far fewer skiers have visited its mountains so far this season, in large part because of low levels of snowfall.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vail said it expects its full-year resort-reported earnings before interest, taxes and other factors to fall just below the low end of its guidance issued in September, but there could be further downward revisions depending on conditions in the Rockies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Katz had warned investors in September that Vail expected visits to be down slightly this season compared with last season, mainly as a result of lower sales of its season-pass product, the Epic Pass.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vail has focused more on selling individual lift tickets this season in an effort to drive visitation to the mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vail Hartman, a U.S. rates strategist at BMO Capital Markets, warned that this recent bout of bond-market tranquility could be the “calm before the correction.”

From MarketWatch