[vat] 
,noun, verb, vat⋅ted, vat⋅ting.| 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. |
| 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. |
| vat (vāt) 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.] |
| VAT abbr. value-added tax |
| VAT value-added tax |
