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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vat (væt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 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 | |
| Vat. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Vatican | |
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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 |
| Vat. Vatican |
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Example sentences
The size of the fabric sheet is limited by the size of the vat in which it's fermented.
It's vat-cultured and has a super creamy texture and an amazing richness.
The scene opens in an island-based refinery with three humans in what appear to be hazard suits inspecting a vat of acid.
Outside, a large earthen vat is stationed beneath old playground equipment.
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