vat

¹vat

noun \ˈvat\

Definition of VAT

1

: a large vessel (as a cistern, tub, or barrel) especially for holding liquors in an immature state or preparations for dyeing or tanning

2

: a liquor containing a dye converted into a soluble reduced colorless or weakly colored form that on textile material steeped in the liquor and exposed to the air is converted by oxidation to the original insoluble dye and precipitated in the fiber

Origin of VAT

Middle English fat, vat, from Old English fæt; akin to Old High German vaz vessel, Lithuanian puodas pot

First Known Use: 12th century

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with VAT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that

²vat

transitive verb

vat·tedvat·ting

Definition of VAT

: to put into or treat in a vat

First Known Use of VAT

1784

VAT

abbreviation

Definition of VAT

value-added tax

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer