Vat - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Vat :  (noun)
1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production [syn: VAT, value-added tax, ad valorem tax]
2: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids [syn: tub]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Vat : \Vat\, n. [A dialectic form for fat, OE. fat, AS. f[ae]t; akin to D. vat, OS. fat, G. fass, OHG. faz, Icel. & Sw. fat, Dan. fad, Lith. p?das a pot, and probably to G. fassen to seize, to contain, OHG. fazz?n, D. vatten. Cf. Fat a vat.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Vat : \Vat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Vatting.] To put or transfer into a vat.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Vat :  [UDF] Virtual Allocation Table (UDF, CD-R)





Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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