| 词汇 | vat |
| 释义 | vat noun[ C ] uk /væt/ us /væt/ a large container used for mixing or storing liquid substances, especially in a factory: （尤指工业用）大桶，大盆，缸 a vat of wine/oil一桶酒／油 Containers for liquids and gases aerosol amphora bottle bucket bulk tank churn flagon growler hip flask hot-water bottle hottie oxygen tank siphon spray gun sprayer squeeze bottle stoup stubby Thermos tin can VAT noun[ U ] (alsoVat)uk /ˌviː.eɪˈtiː/uk /væt/ us /ˌviː.eɪˈtiː//væt/ value added tax (= a type of tax in European countries that is paid by the person who buys goods and services)增值税 There was a protest against charging VAT on books. The builder wasn't registered for VAT. If you pay me cash, I won't charge any VAT. The company can claim back VAT on food and travel. Taxation amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax at sourcephrase filer financial year fiscal drag fiscal year flat tax rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate vat | American Dictionaryvat noun[ C ] us/væt/ a large container for mixing or storing liquids, esp. as used in industry: The grapes are crushed in deep wooden vats. VAT | Business EnglishVAT noun[ U ] TAXuk /ˌviːeɪˈtiː/us abbreviation for Value Added Tax: a tax that is paid at each stage in the production of goods or services, and by the final customer. Businesses in the production process take away the cost of inputs (= labour, materials, etc.) from the cost of outputs (= products and services sold) to calculate the amount that they must pay: You can pay as little as £600 plus VAT for a powerful PC. including/excluding VATThe price is £19.99, including VAT. Those with a turnover of £51,000 or more have to register for VAT. Banking services are exempt from VAT. Examples of vatvat The papermaker who employed four vats lost one hundred production days per year, and squandered cartloads of coal warming the pulp in idle vessels. You could, for instance, be a happy brain in a vat. This is not credible: surely you are better off as a happy brain in a vat or brainwashing victim than as an unhappy one. The discovery and use of arsenical solutions in dipping vats for treating cattle to protect them against ticks revolutionized tick and tick-borne disease control programmes. Devices such as hand-held sprayers, spray races or dipping vats were used as means to deliver treatments to cattle. A century of experience with dipping vats has provided solutions to many problems that confound the success of cattle dipping operations. Item pools became vats, then lakes, then oceans, just to maintain test security. A piece of wool was placed in the vat and left there for several hours. In vat colours alone we have produced 28. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An old calf-rearing shed has been converted into a number of small vats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I merely thought that the vats would be suitable for that purpose, if there were a wish so to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will also be possible to regulate in respect of materials intended to come into contact with foods, from cling-film to brewers' vats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The impression it gave to the general public was that it was a suggestion of some vintage of wine or vat of spirits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Penguins were herded up a ramp and had to jump into a vat where they were being rendered down for oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were then six vats, soon to be increased to eight, of a capacity of 1,000 gallons each. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of vat These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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