n.

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.]

Abbr. forVinyl-asbestos tile.

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IN BRIEF: A large tank for holding liquids.

We put the yarn in a large copper vat to dye it for the project.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
  Synonym: tub

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bryggerkar, beholder
v. tr. - kar-

abbr. - value-added tax; moms

idioms:

• vat man    moms-opkræver

Nederlands (Dutch)
BTW, vat, stoffenverf, in een vat stoppen/ behandelen

Français (French)
n. - cuve (à bière, à vin)
v. tr. - mettre/traiter dans une cuve

abbr. - (abrév = value-added tax) (GB) TVA

idioms:

• vat man    inspecteur des impôts chargé du contrôle de la TVA

Deutsch (German)
n. - großes Faß
v. - in einem Faß bearbeiten

abbr. - (GB) Mehrwertsteuer

idioms:

• vat man    für Mehrwertsteuer zuständiger Beamter, Mehrwertsteuerbehörde

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - ΦΠΑ, φόρος προστιθέμενης αξίας

idioms:

• vat man    εισπράκτορας ΦΠΑ

Italiano (Italian)
I.V.A.

idioms:

• vat man    agente dell'IVA

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - Value Added Tax (Imposto de Vendas)

idioms:

• vat man    cobrador de impostos, (vatman) operário espec. fábr. de papel

Русский (Russian)
бочка, чан, НфС, наливать в бочки, выдерживать в бочках

idioms:

• vat man    лицо, ответственное за сбор НфС

Español (Spanish)
n. - cubo, tina, tanque, medida de capacidad
v. tr. - poner o tratar en una tina o tanque

abbr. - IVA - impuesto al valor agregado

idioms:

• vat man    inspector del IVA

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - moms

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
加值税

idioms:

• vat man    增值税收税官, 增值税税务员

大桶, 装入大桶, 在大桶里处理

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 加值稅

idioms:

• vat man    增值稅收稅官, 增值稅稅務員

n. - 大桶
v. tr. - 裝入大桶, 在大桶裡處理

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 큰 통, 무두질용 통
v. tr. - 큰 통에 넣다, 큰 통속에서 처리하다

abbr. - value-added tax (부가가치세), Vatican (바티칸)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 大桶, 建浴

idioms:

• vat man    付加価値税を管理する税関職員

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיכל להחזקת נוזל לתסיסה או לצביעה, דוד, חבית, נוזל צביעה לטקסטיל‬
v. tr. - ‮אחסן במיכל, השרה בנוזל‬
abbr. - ‮מע"מ, מס ערך מוסף‬

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