Meaning of Vat | Babel Free
vætDefinitions
- A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
- Initialism of value added tax.
- A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
- Initialism of vigilance awareness training.
- A vessel for holding holy water.
- A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
Equivalents
Examples
“a vat of liquid”
“a vat of acid”
“a vat of wine”
“a vat of olives”
“a vat of fat”
“a vat of glue”
“And neither party is up for imposing a VAT in place of the current income tax system.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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