vat
[ vat ]
/ væt /
noun
a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
Chemistry.
- a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base.
- a vessel containing such a preparation.
verb (used with object), vat·ted, vat·ting.
to put into or treat in a vat.
Origin of vat
before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English
fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse
fat vessel, German
Fass keg
OTHER WORDS FROM vat
un·vat·ted, adjectiveWords nearby vat
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British Dictionary definitions for vat (1 of 3)
vat
/ (væt) /
noun
a large container for holding or storing liquids
chem
a preparation of reduced vat dye
verb vats, vatting or vatted
(tr)
to place, store, or treat in a vat
Word Origin for vat
Old English
fæt; related to Old Frisian
fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse
fat, Old High German
faz
British Dictionary definitions for vat (2 of 3)
VAT
/ (sometimes væt) /
abbreviation for (in Britain)
value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service
British Dictionary definitions for vat (3 of 3)
Vat.
abbreviation for
Vatican