vat

a large container, usually made of metal or plastic, used for storing liquids such as wine, beer, or chemicals

tanque, depósito, recipiente

• a vat of liquid

Collocations vat of wine · chemical vat

• The brewery uses large vats to store beer.

  La cervecería utiliza grandes tanques para almacenar la cerveza.

a tax charged on certain goods or services, especially those imported from other countries

impuesto, arancel

• vat rate

Collocations vat rate of 20% · import vat

• The VAT on imported goods is quite high.

  El impuesto al valor agregado sobre los bienes importados es bastante alto.

a large container used in industrial processes, such as fermentation or chemical reactions

tanque de fermentación, recipiente industrial

• industrial vat

Collocations fermentation vat · chemical reaction vat

• The factory uses vats for the fermentation process.

  La fábrica utiliza tanques para el proceso de fermentación.