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Audio Help [vat] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, vat·ted, vat·ting. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat. |
| 2. | Chemistry.
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| 3. | to put into or treat in a vat. |
[Origin: bef. 1100; ME (south); OE fæt vessel; c. ON fat vessel, G Fass keg]
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Vat.
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| value-added tax
n. Abbr. VAT A tax on the estimated market value added to a product or material at each stage of its manufacture or distribution, ultimately passed on to the consumer. |
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n. A large vessel, such as a tub, cistern, or barrel, used to hold or store liquids. tr.v. vat·ted, vat·ting, vats To put into or treat in a vat. [Middle English, variant of fat, from Old English fæt.] |
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| VAT
abbr. value-added tax |
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vat
c.1225, southern variant (see V) of O.E. fæt "container, vat," from P.Gmc. *fatan (cf. O.S., O.N. fat, O.Fris. fet, M.Du., Du. vat, O.H.G. faz, Ger. faß).
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| 1. | a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production |
| 2. | a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids [syn: tub] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
vat [vat] noun
a large vessel or tank, especially one for holding fermenting spirits
VAT [ˌviː ei ˈtiː or vat] — abbreviation
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value-added tax
Example: The price is $60, not including VAT.
Example: The price is $60, not including VAT.
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VAT
- See value-added tax.
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Main Entry: VAT
Pronunciation: "vE-"A-'tE
Function: noun
: VALUE-ADDED TAX
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Vat
Fat\, n. [See Vat, n.]1. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. [Obs.] The fats shall overflow with wine and oil. --Joel ii. 24. 2. A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities. [Obs.] --Hebert.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Vat
Vat\, n. [A dialectic form for fat, OE. fat, AS. f[ae]t; akin to D. vat, OS. fat, G. fass, OHG. faz, Icel. & Sw. fat, Dan. fad, Lith. p?das a pot, and probably to G. fassen to seize, to contain, OHG. fazz?n, D. vatten. Cf. Fat a vat.] 1. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like. Let him produce his vase and tubs, in opposition to heaps of arms and standards. --Addison. 2. A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. Note: The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons. 3. (Metal.) (a) A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in. (b) A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry. 4. (R. C. Ch.) A vessel for holding holy water.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
| VAT value-added tax |
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