Vat 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.

Vat 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.

Vat n. : A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.

Vat n. : A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.

Vat n. : A vessel for holding holy water.

Vat v. t. : To put or transfer into a vat.

Example:
Mexican friend used to cook a Vat of pinto beans to put in a tortilla and eat. Any idea what kind of recipe?

Taxonomy
VAT, tax, Value Added Tax, sales tax, IVA, GST, government, VAT rate, MOMS, consumer, Impuesto al Valor Agregado, business, value added, revenues, member states, India, retailer, states.

Defination from the web:
VAT is neutral with respect to the number of passages that there are between the producer and the final consumer; where ... A VAT is an indirect tax, in that the tax is collected from someone who does not bear the entire cost of the tax. ...