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noun
1.
a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base.
b.
a vessel containing such a preparation.
verb (used with object)
3.
to put into or treat in a vat.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg
before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg
Related forms
un·vat·ted, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a large container for holding or storing liquids |
| 2. | chem a preparation of reduced vat dye |
| —vb , vats, vatting, vatted | |
| 3. | (tr) to place, store, or treat in a vat |
| [Old English fæt; related to Old Frisian fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz] | |
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| VAT ((sometimes) væt) | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service | |
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Word Origin & History
vat
early 13c., 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| VAT value-added tax |
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