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VAT
abbr.
value-added tax
vat
(văt)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
(væt)n
1. a large container for holding or storing liquids
2. (Dyeing) chem a preparation of reduced vat dye
vb, vats, vatting or vatted
(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)(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Economics) 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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vat
(væt)n., v. vat•ted, vat•ting. n.
1. a large container, as a tank, used for holding liquids: a wine vat.
2.
v.t. a. a preparation containing an insoluble dye that is converted by reduction to a water-soluble form.
b. a vessel containing such a preparation.
3. to put into or treat in a vat.
[before 1100; Old English fæt vessel, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz]
VAT
value-added tax.
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vat
Past participle: vatted
Gerund: vatting
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| Noun | 1. |  VAT - a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of productionexcise, excise tax - a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) |
| 2. |  vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquidsvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) washtub - a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed |
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vat
noun tub, tank, barrel, vessel, drum, container, butt, bin, basin, cask, keg, receptacle, tun food cooked in huge vats of boiling fat
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vat
(vat) nounVAT
(ˌviː ei ˈtiː or vat) abbreviation value-added tax. The price is $60, not including VAT. IVA
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