Vat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
  2. 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.
  1. to put into or treat in a vat.
noun
  1. value-added tax.
abbreviation
  1. Vatican.
noun
  1. a large container for holding or storing liquids
  2. a preparation of reduced vat dye
verb vats, vatting or vatted
  1. to place, store, or treat in a vat
abbreviation for (in Britain)
  1. value-added tax: a tax levied on the difference between the cost of materials and the selling price of a commodity or service
abbreviation for
  1. Vatican
Vat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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