value added tax

noun

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

Meanings

nounvalue added tax (plural value added taxes)

plural value added taxes · alternative value-added tax

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

    Synonyms: goods and services tax, GST

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Translations

Afrikaans belasting op toegevoegde waarde
  • belasting op toegevoegde waardetax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Arabic ضَرِيبَة عَلَى القِيمَةْ المَضَافَة
  • ضَرِيبَة عَلَى القِيمَةْ المَضَافَةtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Basque balio erantsiaren gaineko zerga
  • balio erantsiaren gaineko zergatax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Bulgarian данък върху добавената стойност
  • данък върху добавената стойност (danăk vărhu dobavenata stojnost)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Catalan impost sobre el valor afegit
  • impost sobre el valor afegittax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Chinese Mandarin 增值稅 /增值税
  • 增值稅 /增值税 (zēngzhíshuì)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Czech daň z přidané hodnoty
  • daň z přidané hodnotytax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Danish merværdiafgift
  • merværdiafgifttax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Dutch omzetbelasting, belasting op de toegevoegde waarde
  • omzetbelastingtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • belasting op de toegevoegde waardetax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Esperanto aldonvalora imposto
  • aldonvalora impostotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Estonian käibemaks
  • käibemakstax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Finnish arvonlisävero
  • arvonlisäverotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
French taxe sur la valeur ajoutée
  • taxe sur la valeur ajoutéetax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
German Umsatzsteuer, Mehrwertsteuer
  • Umsatzsteuertax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • Mehrwertsteuertax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Greek φόρος προστιθέμενης αξίας
  • φόρος προστιθέμενης αξίας (fóros prostithémenis axías)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Hebrew מס ערך מוסף
  • מס ערך מוסף (mas ‘erekh musakh)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Hindi मूल्य वर्धित कर
  • मूल्य वर्धित कर (mūlya vardhit kar)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Hungarian általános forgalmi adó, hozzáadottérték-adó
  • általános forgalmi adótax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • hozzáadottérték-adótax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Icelandic virðisaukaskattur
  • virðisaukaskatturtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Indonesian pajak nilai tambah, pajak pertambahan nilai
  • pajak nilai tambahtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • pajak pertambahan nilaitax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Irish cáin bhreisluacha
  • cáin bhreisluachatax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Italian imposta sul valore aggiunto
  • imposta sul valore aggiuntotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Japanese 消費税
  • 消費税 (shōhizei)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Lithuanian pridėtinės vertės mokestis
  • pridėtinės vertės mokestistax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Norwegian merverdiavgift, moms
  • merverdiavgifttax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • momstax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Persian مالیات بر ارزش افزوده
  • مالیات بر ارزش افزودهtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Polish podatek od wartości dodanej, podatek od towarów i usług
  • podatek od wartości dodanejtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • podatek od towarów i usługtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Portuguese imposto sobre valor acrescentado, imposto sobre a circulação de mercadorias
  • imposto sobre valor acrescentadotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • imposto sobre a circulação de mercadoriastax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Romanian taxă pe valoarea adăugată
  • taxă pe valoarea adăugatătax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Russian нало́г на доба́вленную сто́имость
  • нало́г на доба́вленную сто́имость (nalóg na dobávlennuju stóimostʹ)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Scottish Gaelic cìs luach-leasaichte
  • cìs luach-leasaichtetax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Slovak daň z pridanej hodnoty
  • daň z pridanej hodnotytax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Spanish impuesto sobre el valor añadido, impuesto al valor agregado
  • impuesto sobre el valor añadidotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • impuesto al valor agregadotax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Swahili kodi ya nyongeza, kodi ya ongezeko la thamani
  • kodi ya nyongezatax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • kodi ya ongezeko la thamanitax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Swedish mervärdesskatt, mervärdesomsättningsskatt
  • mervärdesskatttax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • mervärdesomsättningsskatttax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Tagalog buwis sa dagdag na halaga, buwis sa halagang idinagdag
  • buwis sa dagdag na halagatax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • buwis sa halagang idinagdagtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Tamil வரி, மதிப்புக் கூட்டு வரி
  • வரி (vari)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
  • மதிப்புக் கூட்டு வரி (matippuk kūṭṭu vari)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Thai ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม
  • ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม (paasĕe moonkâapêrm)tax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Turkish katma değer vergisi
  • katma değer vergisitax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Ukrainian податок на додану вартість
  • 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
  • thuế giá trị gia tăngtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
Welsh treth ar werth
  • treth ar werthtax levied on added value of an exchange — see also VAT
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