Definitions for vatvæt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vatvæt(n.; v.)vat•ted, vat•ting.

  1. (n.)a large container, as a tank, used for holding liquids:

    a wine vat.

  2. a preparation containing an insoluble dye that is converted by reduction to a water-soluble form. a vessel containing such a preparation.

    Category: Chemistry

  3. (v.t.)to put into or treat in a vat.

Origin of vat:

bef. 1100; OE fæt vessel, c. OS, ON fat, OHG faz

VAT

  1. value-added tax.

    Category: Business

Princeton's WordNet

  1. VAT, value-added tax, ad valorem tax(noun)

    a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

  2. tub, vat(noun)

    a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

Wiktionary

  1. vat(Noun)

    A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

  2. vat(Verb)

    To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat.

  3. VAT(Noun)

    Value-added tax.

  4. VAT(Noun)

    Vigilance awareness training.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vat(noun)

    a large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like

  2. Vat(noun)

    a measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States

  3. Vat(noun)

    a wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in

  4. Vat(noun)

    a square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry

  5. Vat(noun)

    a vessel for holding holy water

  6. Vat(verb)

    to put or transfer into a vat

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Vat

    A vessel for chemical or other solutions. A depositing vat is one in which a plating solution is worked, for the deposition of electroplate upon articles immersed in the liquid, and electrolyzed by an electric current.


Translations for vat

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

VAT(abbreviation)

value-added tax

The price is $60, not including VAT.

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