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IVA

IVA

1 5.5
A tax added to the price of goods and services that you pay when you buy them
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : IVA

Examples

  • IVA, loan consolidation, and debt management are various ways that allow an individual to fight the financial crisis and avoid bankruptcy.

    Blog text (15)
  • Applicable only for 6508 cases with stable angina, including CCS class IVA.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Although chemotherapy is generally ineffective in most cases of malignant schwannoma, we did experience some positive results with the IVA-2 protocol.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In Spain, an IVA of 21% is applied to many consumer goods.

  • When calculating the total cost of your purchase, remember to add the IVA to the price.

  • Businesses must include IVA in their invoices when selling products in countries where this tax is applicable.

Synonyms

VAT
vsIVA
  • UK
20 5.0

A tax added to the price of goods and services

is the abbreviation used in some countries to name that tax
value-added tax
vsIVA
  • Specialized
6 4.0

A tax added to the price of goods and services each time a business makes or sells them

is the abbreviation form used in some countries for that tax
ad valorem tax
vsIVA
  • Formal
1 7.7

A tax charged as a percent of the price of goods or services

is a specific tax added to prices rather than a general calculation term
goods and service tax
vsIVA
  • Australian
3.6

A tax added to the price of goods and services that businesses charge customers

is applied at every production stage rather than only at final sale

Compounds

genus Iva
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small North American plants like herbs or shrubs found in wetlands

Surface Forms

IVA singular
IVAs plural

Etymology

IVA is an abbreviation from Spanish and Italian words Impuesto/Imposta, Valor/Valore, and Añadido/Aggiunto, which mean 'tax', 'value', and 'added'. So IVA is the same idea as English VAT, a tax added to the price of goods and services.