vat
vat Lexical Profile
vat Game Scores & Validity
• noun
British A value-added tax; a type of consumption tax placed on a product whenever value is added at each stage of the supply chain.
"The listed price of the new laptop is inclusive of standard vat."
A large tank, tub, or cask used to hold, store, or mix liquids, especially in industrial processes like brewing, dyeing, or cheese-making.
"The distillery uses a massive copper vat to ferment the barley mixture."
• verb
To place, store, or treat a substance (especially a liquid) in a vat.
"After the initial fermentation, the winemakers vat the juice to allow the complex flavors to develop over several months."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the consumption tax, it is typically written as an acronym (VAT, for Value-Added Tax), whereas the container is always lowercase.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'fat', from Old English 'fæt' (cask, vessel), of Germanic origin. The spelling with 'v' is originally a southern and western English dialect form that eventually became the standard.