| Vat 1. (n.) A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like. 2. (n.) A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. 3. (n.) A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in. 4. (n.) A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry. 5. (n.) A vessel for holding holy water. 6. (v. t.) To put or transfer into a vat. Thesaurus Entries Internal Revenue Service, VAT, ad valorem duty, alcohol tax, amusement tax, assessment on default, assessor, capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, corporation tax, customhouse, customs duty, death duty, death tax, doomage, duty, estate duty, estate tax, excess profits tax, excise, excise tax, exciseman, export tax, farmer, federal tax, gabelle, gift tax, head tax, import tax, income tax, inheritance tax, internal revenue tax, land tax, liquor tax, local tax, luxury tax, nuisance tax, personal property tax, poll, poll tax, property tax, property-increment tax, protective tariff, provincial tax, publican, rates, revenue tariff, revenuer, sales tax, salt tax, school tax, severance tax, specific duty, state tax, tariff, tariff duty, tax assessor, tax collector, tax farmer, taxer, taxman, telephone tax, use tax, value added tax, window tax |