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[ vat ] / væt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vat ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat. Chemistry. - a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base.
- a vessel containing such a preparation.
verb (used with object), vat·ted, vat·ting.to put into or treat in a vat. Origin of vatbefore 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg OTHER WORDS FROM vatun·vat·ted, adjectiveWords nearby vatvastly, vastus, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vasty, vat, vat dye, VATER, Vater's ampulla, vatic, Vatican Definition for vat (2 of 3)Definition for vat (3 of 3)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vatVAT is levied on consumption of goods and services in countries around Europe. Travel spending has vanished across Europe|Marc Bain|July 27, 2020|Quartz When that garbage is diverted into a vat of energy-producing soup, it becomes a penny earned. Will Food Waste Power Your Home?|The Daily Beast|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST He kills his own son in cold blood (or in a vat of hot macadamia butter, to be specific). American Dreams, 1993: The Road to Wellville by T. Coraghessan Boyle|Nathaniel Rich|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Burning a girl alive while her father watches or cooking a severed head into a vat of chili? Why the ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Premiere Was Gratuitous and Horrifying and Totally Awesome|Paula Szuchman|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, also, there ought to be no other forms of taxation, like a national sales tax or a VAT tax or what have you. Mark Levin's Nutty Constitutional Convention Idea|Michael Tomasky|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Well, the Prince last year received an annual income from the Duchy of £19m, on which he paid £4.4m in income tax and VAT. MP: Prince Charles Pays Less Tax Than His Servants|Tom Sykes|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Acid fumes escaping under the vat lids made the haze and seared the man's throat. He had shot twice before, but missed, though he was a good shot and stood close to the vat—which was evident sorcery, somehow. Witch Stories|E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton There is one stream continuously coming into the vat and two going out, caused by the decomposing power of the electric current. Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray The matter is, that they dipped me in a vat, the knaves; I believed that it was only water, but it was indigo. Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere Toplinsky was removing some of the gun cotton from the vat at the moment. The Moon Colony|William Dixon Bell
British Dictionary definitions for vat (1 of 3)
nouna large container for holding or storing liquids chem a preparation of reduced vat dye verb vats, vatting or vatted(tr) to place, store, or treat in a vat Word Origin for vatOld English fæt; related to Old Frisian fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz British Dictionary definitions for vat (2 of 3)
abbreviation for (in Britain)value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service British Dictionary definitions for vat (3 of 3)Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vatcontainer, cask, barrel, cistern, tank, basin, tub, pit, tun |