VAT

abbr.

value-added tax

vat

(văt)

A large vessel, such as a tub, cistern, or barrel, used to hold or store liquids.

tr.v. vat·ted, vat·ting, vats

To put into or treat in a vat.

[Middle English, variant of fat, from Old English fæt.]

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vat

(væt)

1. a large container for holding or storing liquids

2. (Dyeing) chem a preparation of reduced vat dye

vb, vats, vatting or vatted

(tr) to place, store, or treat in a vat

[Old English fæt; related to Old Frisian fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz]

VAT

(sometimes væt)

(in Britain) abbreviation for

(Economics) value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service

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vat

(væt)

n., v. vat•ted, vat•ting. n.

1. a large container, as a tank, used for holding liquids: a wine vat.

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

b. a vessel containing such a preparation.

v.t.

3. to put into or treat in a vat.

[before 1100; Old English fæt vessel, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz]

VAT

value-added tax.

vat

Past participle: vatted
Gerund: vatting

Imperative
vat
vat

Present
I vat
you vat
he/she/it vats
we vat
you vat
they vat

Preterite
I vatted
you vatted
he/she/it vatted
we vatted
you vatted
they vatted

Present Continuous
I am vatting
you are vatting
he/she/it is vatting
we are vatting
you are vatting
they are vatting

Present Perfect
I have vatted
you have vatted
he/she/it has vatted
we have vatted
you have vatted
they have vatted

Past Continuous
I was vatting
you were vatting
he/she/it was vatting
we were vatting
you were vatting
they were vatting

Past Perfect
I had vatted
you had vatted
he/she/it had vatted
we had vatted
you had vatted
they had vatted

Future
I will vat
you will vat
he/she/it will vat
we will vat
you will vat
they will vat

Future Perfect
I will have vatted
you will have vatted
he/she/it will have vatted
we will have vatted
you will have vatted
they will have vatted

Future Continuous
I will be vatting
you will be vatting
he/she/it will be vatting
we will be vatting
you will be vatting
they will be vatting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vatting
you have been vatting
he/she/it has been vatting
we have been vatting
you have been vatting
they have been vatting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vatting
you will have been vatting
he/she/it will have been vatting
we will have been vatting
you will have been vatting
they will have been vatting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vatting
you had been vatting
he/she/it had been vatting
we had been vatting
you had been vatting
they had been vatting

Conditional
I would vat
you would vat
he/she/it would vat
we would vat
you would vat
they would vat

Past Conditional
I would have vatted
you would have vatted
he/she/it would have vatted
we would have vatted
you would have vatted
they would have vatted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	VAT - a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production ad valorem tax, value-added tax excise, excise tax - a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
	2.	vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids tub vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) washtub - a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed

vat

noun tub, tank, barrel, vessel, drum, container, butt, bin, basin, cask, keg, receptacle, tun food cooked in huge vats of boiling fat

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Translations

ضَريبة القيمَة الإضافيَّهضَرِيبَةُ القِيْمَةُ الـمَضَافَةوعاء كَبير للسَّوائِل

DPHkáďsuddaň z přidané hodnoty

momsfad

Mehrwertsteuer Mwst.MwSt großes Faß

ΦΠΑ

IVA tinaja cuba

ALV

cuve TVA TTC baquet bassine

PDV

tankur, geymir; vínáma

tino funzionario I.V.A.I.V.A.IVA

付加価値税

부가가치세

PVM

mucaPVN, pievienotas vertibas nodoklistvertnevāts

налог на добавленную стоимость

kaďa

moms

ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม

KDV tank fıçı

thuế GTGT

增值税增值税缩写式大桶瓮

VAT

[viːeɪˈtiː, væt]

A. N ABBR (Brit) =value-added tax → IVA m, impuesto m sobre el valor añadido

B. CPD VAT man N → recaudador m del IVA
VAT return N → declaración f del IVA

vat

[væt] N → tina f, tinaja f; [of cider] → cuba f

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VAT

[ˌviːeɪˈtiː ˈvæt]

n abbr (British) (=value added tax) → TVA f(= taxe sur la valeur ajoutée)

modif [rate, receipts] → de TVA; [increases] → de la TVA

vat

[ˈvæt] n → cuve f

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VAT

(Brit) abbr of value-added tax → Mehrwertsteuer f, → MwSt.

vat

n → Fass nt; (without lid) → Bottich m

VAT

(Brit):

VAT man

n → Steuerprüfer m → (für die Mehrwertsteuer)

VAT-registered

adj → zur Mehrwertsteuer veranlagt

VAT return

n → Mehrwertsteuerausgleich m

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VAT

[ˈviːeɪtiː, væt] n abbr (Brit) =value added tax → I.V.A. f

vat

[væt] n (for wine, dye) → tino

vat

(vat) noun

a large vessel or tank, especially one for holding fermenting spirits.

VAT

(ˌviː ei ˈtiː or vat) abbreviation

value-added tax. The price is $60, not including VAT.

vat

→ ضَرِيبَةُ القِيْمَةُ الـمَضَافَة DPH moms MwSt ΦΠΑ IVA ALV TVA PDV IVA 付加価値税 부가가치세 BTW MVA VAT ICMS, IVA налог на добавленную стоимость moms ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม KDV thuế GTGT 增值税

Are taxes included? (US)
Is VAT included? (UK) → Je to včetně DPH? → Er moms inkluderet? → ¿Está incluido el IVA? → Sisältyykö ALV hintaan? → La TVA est comprise ? → Je li PDV uključen? → L'IVA è inclusa? → VAT 포함인가요? → Is btw inbegrepen? → Er moms inkludert? → O imposto está incluso? → Включен ли НДС? → Ingår moms? → KDV dahil mi? → 包含增值税吗？

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