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

Now behind the counter where there used to be a vat of loose dirty potatoes sits a neat row of greeting cards, wrapping paper and helium balloons.

From BBC

So Barba and Lerew stepped to the vat and uncovered it, revealing a glutinous stew of rags and vaseline, once integral to the tattoo process; the stew’s age and precise contents are uncertain.

From Los Angeles Times

Mold build-up was also seen outside of steel vats used by the plant and inside holding coolers between the site's smokehouses.

From Salon

Mold build-up was also found outside of steel vats used by the plant and inside holding coolers between the site's smokehouses.

From Salon

All cheesemakers first pump milk into a cheese vat and add a special enzyme called rennet.

From Salon