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value added tax

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tax levied on the added value that results from the exchange of goods and services.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goods and services tax, GST

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tax

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Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضَرِيبَة عَلَى القِيمَةْ المَضَافَة — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Armenian: ավելացված արժեքի հարկ (avelacʻvac aržekʻi hark) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Basque: balio erantsiaren gaineko zerga — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Belarusian: пада́так на дада́дзеную ва́ртасьць (padátak na dadádzjenuju vártasʹcʹ) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Bulgarian: данък върху добавената стойност (danǎk vǎrhu dobavenata stojnost) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Catalan: impost sobre el valor afegit — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Chinese Mandarin: 增值稅 /增值税 (zēngzhíshuì) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Czech: daň z přidané hodnoty — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Danish: merværdiafgift — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Dutch: omzetbelasting — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Dutch: belasting op de toegevoegde waarde — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Esperanto: aldonvalora imposto — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Estonian: käibemaks — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Finnish: arvonlisävero — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • French: taxe sur la valeur ajoutée — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Georgian: დამატებული ღირებულების გადასახადი (damaṭebuli ɣirebulebis gadasaxadi) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Georgian: დამატებითი ღირებულების გადასახადი (damaṭebiti ɣirebulebis gadasaxadi) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • German: Umsatzsteuer — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • German: Mehrwertsteuer — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Greek: φόρος προστιθέμενης αξίας (fóros prostithémenis axías) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Hebrew: מס ערך מוסף (mas ‘erekh musakh) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Hindi: मूल्य वर्धित कर (mūlya vardhit kar) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Hungarian: általános forgalmi adó — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Hungarian: hozzáadottérték-adó — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Icelandic: virðisaukaskattur — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Indonesian: pajak nilai tambah — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Indonesian: pajak pertambahan nilai — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Irish: cáin bhreisluacha — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Italian: imposta sul valore aggiunto — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Japanese: 消費税 (shōhizei) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Northern Kurdish: baca nirxê lêzêdekirî — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Lithuanian: pridėtinės vertės mokestis — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Norwegian: merverdiavgift — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Norwegian: moms — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Persian: مالیات بر ارزش افزوده — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Polish: podatek od wartości dodanej — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Polish: podatek od towarów i usług — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Portuguese: imposto sobre valor acrescentado — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Portuguese: imposto sobre a circulação de mercadorias — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Romanian: taxă pe valoarea adăugată — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Russian: нало́г на доба́вленную сто́имость (nalóg na dobávlennuju stóimostʹ) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Scottish Gaelic: cìs luach-leasaichte — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Serbo-Croatian: porez na dodanu vrijednost — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Slovak: daň z pridanej hodnoty — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Slovene: davek na dodano vrednost — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Spanish: impuesto sobre el valor añadido — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Spanish: impuesto al valor agregado — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Swahili: kodi ya nyongeza — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Swahili: kodi ya ongezeko la thamani — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Swedish: mervärdesskatt — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Swedish: mervärdesomsättningsskatt — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Tagalog: buwis sa dagdag na halaga — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Tagalog: buwis sa halagang idinagdag — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Tamil: வரி (vari) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Tamil: மதிப்புக் கூட்டு வரி (matippuk kūṭṭu vari) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Thai: ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม (paasĕe moonkâapêrm) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Turkish: katma değer vergisi — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Ukrainian: податок на додану вартість (podatok na dodanu vartistʹ) — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Vietnamese: thuế giá trị gia tăng — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Welsh: treth ar werth — tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT