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title: vat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vat» in the school dictionary: A vat is a very large tank or barrel for holding liquids, used in factories, breweries and dye works. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vat

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**Who acts:** vat, dye, value, you, V, factory · **What happens:** be, hold, use, work, add, tax · **To what, where:** large tank, factories, tax, most things, shops, letter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«vat» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [vat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vat is a very large tank or barrel for holding liquids, used in factories, breweries and dye works.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:m1:1
# text = A vat is a very large tank or barrel for holding liquids, used in factories, breweries and dye works.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	breweries	brewery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vat | a large tank or barrel for holding liquids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a large tank or barrel for holding liquids *not said here* |  | factories and breweries |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **work** | present | dye |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
VAT (value added tax) is a tax added to the price of most things you buy in shops; you say each letter, V-A-T, or «vat».

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:m2:1
# text = VAT (value added tax) is a tax added to the price of most things you buy in shops; you say each letter, V-A-T, or «vat».
1	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
24	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
25	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
27	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **tax** |  | value |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | VAT | a tax |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a tax *not said here* |  |  |  | to the price of most things | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to price=Co-Patient |
| 5 | **buy** | present | you | most things *not said here* |  | shops |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you | each letter |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent letter=Topic |
| 7 | **t** |  | V |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grapes are crushed in big wooden vats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x1:1
# text = Grapes are crushed in big wooden vats.
1	Grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	crushed	crush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	vats	vat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crush** | present · passive |  | Grapes |  | big wooden vats |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory had huge vats of chocolate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x2:1
# text = The factory had huge vats of chocolate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vats	vat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the factory | huge vats of chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vat=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The workers stirred the cloth in a vat of blue dye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x3:1
# text = The workers stirred the cloth in a vat of blue dye.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stirred	stir	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | past | the workers | the cloth |  | a vat of blue dye |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cloth=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The price is fifty pounds plus VAT.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x4:1
# text = The price is fifty pounds plus VAT.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the price | fifty pounds plus VAT |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
VAT in the UK is usually twenty per cent of the price.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x5:1
# text = VAT in the UK is usually twenty per cent of the price.
1	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	per	per	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | VAT in the UK | twenty per cent |  |  |  | of the price; usually *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a toy costs ten pounds before VAT at twenty per cent, it costs twelve pounds with VAT.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x6:1
# text = If a toy costs ten pounds before VAT at twenty per cent, it costs twelve pounds with VAT.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	per	per	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a toy | ten pounds |  | twenty per cent | before VAT |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |
| 2 | **cost** | present | toy | twelve pounds |  |  |  | with VAT | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Books and children's clothes have no VAT in the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x7:1
# text = Books and children's clothes have no VAT in the UK.
1	Books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	conj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Books and children's clothes | no VAT |  | the UK |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vat=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped into the vats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vat:x8:1
# text = Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped into the vats.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	thrice	thrice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Nastasia	Nastasia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	nsubj	_	_
8	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vats	vat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap** | participle | the lovely Nastasia |  |  | the vats | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination |

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