vat: [13] Vat comes from a prehistoric Germanic *fatam ‘vessel, barrel’, which also produced German fass, Dutch vat, Swedish fat, and Danish fad. It passed into Old English as fæt, whose direct descendant, fat, had largely died out by the end of the 19th century; vat represents a southwestern dialect form.
vat (n.)
c. 1200, large tub or cistern, "especially one for holding liquors in an immature state" [Century Dictionary], southern variant (see V) of Old English fæt "container, vat," from Proto-Germanic *fatan (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old Frisian fet, Middle Dutch, Dutch vat, Old High German faz, German faß), from PIE root *ped- (2) "container" (cognates: Lithuanian puodas "pot").
双语例句
1. A five-course meal including coffee, service and VAT is £30.
包括咖啡、服务费及增值税在内，一顿五道菜正餐的价格为30英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It is available at £108, including VAT and delivery.
其价格为108英镑，包括增值税和送货费在内。
来自柯林斯例句
4. a vat of whisky
一大桶威士忌
来自《权威词典》
5. Certain charities are exempt from VAT registration.