vat
noun
[ vat ]
• a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry.
• "a vat of hot tar"
Similar:
tub,
tank,
cistern,
bin,
drum,
canister,
basin,
steeper,
boiler,
vessel,
receptacle,
container,
holder,
storage chamber,
repository,
reservoir,
barrel,
butt,
cask,
keg,
tun,
kid,
kier,
keeve,
• a water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres.
vat
verb
• place or treat in a vat.
• "the grapes are vatted for between 15 and 21 days and then aged in small barrels"
Origin:
Middle English: southern and western dialect variant of obsolete fat ‘container’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vat and German Fass .
VAT
abbreviation
• value added tax.
value added tax
noun
• a tax on the amount by which the value of an article has been increased at each stage of its production or distribution.
