vat

¹

[ vat ]

noun

1. a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids:

   a wine vat.

2. Chemistry.
   1. a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base.
   2. a vessel containing such a preparation.

verb (used with object)

, vat·ted, vat·ting.

1. to put into or treat in a vat.

VAT

²

noun

1. value-added tax.

Vat.

³

abbreviation for

1. Vatican.

Vat.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Vatican

vat

²

/ væt /

noun

1. a large container for holding or storing liquids
2. chem a preparation of reduced vat dye

verb

1. tr to place, store, or treat in a vat

VAT

³

/ væt /

abbreviation for

1. value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service

Other Words From

• un·vatted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vat¹

before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg

Word History and Origins

Origin of vat¹

Old English fæt; related to Old Frisian fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz

Example Sentences

"The price for a commercial package was priced a little under £700 a month plus VAT with a minimum six months contract. That was just way too much for us a business."

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She did not say whether she would reverse the employer NI increase, but did say she would reverse the VAT hike on private schools, calling it a "tax on aspiration that won't raise any money".

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“Traditional centre-left arguments were were all there in the election – ending non-doms, VAT on private schools - overall it passes the fairness test and that is the most important thing.”

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A group representing 1,400 private schools will press ahead with plans for a legal challenge against the government’s introduction of VAT from January, the BBC can reveal.

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In its general election manifesto, Labour promised not to increase taxes on working people - explicitly ruling out a rise in VAT, National Insurance or income tax.

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