• abbr. 增值税（Value Added Tax）

来自fat(瓮)南方英语方言变体，词源可能同pot.

vat

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").

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.

某些慈善机构无须进行增值税登记.

来自《简明英汉词典》