vat Definition
vat (vat)
noun
- a large container for holding liquids, as those to be used in a manufacturing process or those to be stored for fermenting or ripening
- a liquid containing a vat dye
Etymology: ME, Southern dial. var. of fat < OE fæt, cask, vessel, akin to Ger fass, container < IE base *pēd-, *pōd-, to seize, hold > Latvian puôds, a pot
transitive verb vat′·ted, vat′·ting
- to place or store in a vat
- to treat in a vat
VAT Definition
VAT (vē′ā′tē′, vat)
value-added tax
vat Synonyms
VAT Finance Definition
See
value-added tax.
vat Usage Examples
Object
malt: Vatted Malt Such a malt is a blend of single malts.
Converse of object
- ferment: The juice flowed into slate lined tanks before being pumped uphill into wooden fermenting vats.
- exclude: Prices All prices are per delegate and exclude vat.
- quote: I require to know if you sell ps2 games and if so, can you quote the vat and import duties.. .
- include: Open Tues - Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm Saturdays 9.30am - 4.00pm All prices include vat @ 17.5 % .
Adjective modifier
- inc.: Available in sizes Small & Large, the new Knox Stowaway Back Protector sells for £ 60.00 inc. vat.
- ex: OR... go for the traditional Best for Business line at just £ 11.91 per month ex vat.
- stainless: The wine was fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel vats.
- wooden: These are all married in a large wooden vat that never empties.
- giant: Of particular interest is the giant vat, an 18th-century wine cask holding 49,000 gallons!
- huge: He worked in an industrial plant moving huge vats.
Noun used with modifier
- inc: Prices range from £ 20 inc vat for a Brooke Beaker, to £ 940.00 inc vat for the Giant Indian Barrel.
- p.a.+: Subscription - £ 7,500.00 p.a.+ vat This is a stand-alone subscription which cannot be combined within any other subscription package.
- pri: All rooms feature pri vat e bathroom, tv and hospitality tray.
- exc: No delivery charge applies to orders over £ 250.00 exc vat.
- incl: It is priced at £ 1,995 incl vat + delivery ( £ 78.75 + £ 20 for the base section - UK Mainland ).
- fermentation: Indeed the wine press and fermentation vats are still in place.
Preposition: of
- wine: I wish I knew what had happened to that vat of convent wine.
- acid: Bjorn: I would kill myself by dipping myself into vat of acid.
Preposition: per
annum: To appear on our website, we charge £ 20.00 + vat per annum.

