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Definition: GATT |
GATTNoun1. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Agriculture | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (see Uruguay Round and World Trade Organization.). (references) |
Shipping | Abbreviation for "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." A multilateral treaty to help reduce trade barriers between the signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded GATT in 1994. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| GATT de 1994 | French | Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce(1994) | International Organizations |
| GATT 1994 | German | Allgemeines Zoll-und Handelsabkommen 1994 | International Organizations |
| GATT 1994 | Italian | Accordo generale sulle tariffe doganali e sul commercio 1994 | International Organizations |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: GATTSynonyms: General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Compact | Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT; most favored nation status. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: GATT |
| Specialty definitions using "GATT": acquired rights clause ♦ Bound tariff rate ♦ Export subsidy ♦ initiated investigation ♦ Multifibre Arrangement, Multilateral trade negotiations, Multilateral Trade Organisation, Multilateral Trade Organization ♦ Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ♦ Section 201, Special and differential treatment, State trading enterprises ♦ Trade Act of 1974 ♦ Uruguay Round, Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 ♦ World Trade Organisation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "GATT" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Manx (getting up, intumescent, rising), Swedish (gut, hole, narrow inlet). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | "Jeg far ikke sove for gjestene har gatt".Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The general customs rate for this equipment imported from GATT countries is 9% of CIF price. (references) | |
India's legislative and administrative procedures on customs valuation are consistent with the GATT customs valuation code. Customs tariffs are levied on the "cost, insurance and freight" (CIF) value of imports. (references) | ||
Hong Kong is a member of GATT in good standing, and is a founding member of the WTO as well as a member of APEC. There is no legislation or practice which restricts access to the Hong Kong markets by foreign exporters or which mandates preference for locally manufactured products. (references) | ||
Economic History | New Zealand | The New Zealand Government has yet to sign the GATT Government Procurement Code. (references) |
Japan | They voluntarily expanded the number of agencies and lowered the threshold procurement amount covered under GATT rules. (references) | |
Jordan | Recently, policies on customs valuation have been made compatible with Article VII of the GATT code, which limits the scope for arbitrary assessment. (references) | |
Political Economy | AUSTRIA | A GATT member since 1951, Austria is a signatory to the successor WTO. (references) |
ALGERIA | In January of 1995, Algeria's GATT Accession Working Party was automatically converted to WTO. (references) | |
POLAND | Customs Procedures: Since signing the GATT customs valuation code in 1989, Poland has a harmonized tariff system. (references) | |
Trade | Romania | Romania values goods on the basis of the WTO Valuation Code (i.e. Article VII of GATT). (references) |
Turkey | In 1989, Turkey, along with the United States, converted to the new GATT Harmonized System. (references) | |
Turkey | Turkey is a member of GATT/WTO and regulates its customs practices in line with GATT requirements. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We will ask Congress to ratify the new GATT accord. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "GATT" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 60.87% of the time. "GATT" is used about 299 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 60.87% | 182 | 22,870 |
| Noun (proper) | 22.07% | 66 | 41,290 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 11.71% | 35 | 58,339 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.68% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (common) | 0.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 299 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "GATT": gatt-bashers, gatt-trade, Gatt-uruguay. | |
Ending with "GATT": non-gatt, post-gatt. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
gatt | 272 |
gatt rate | 40 |
gatt interest rate | 17 |
gatt young | 15 |
gatt history | 6 |
1994 gatt | 4 |
gatt wto | 4 |
el gatt | 4 |
2002 gatt | 4 |
antecedentes gatt | 4 |
gatt gun | 3 |
agreement gatt | 3 |
gatt venezuela | 3 |
gatt treaty | 2 |
gatt nafta | 2 |
gatt mexico | 2 |
cairns gatt | 2 |
aduaneros aranceles gatt | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GATT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | il souligne l'importance primordiale qu'il attache un résultat substantiel et équilibré des négociations commerciales multilatérales dans le cadre du GATT (it emphasizes the outstanding importance it attaches to substantial and balanced results of the GATT multilateral trade negotiations). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | er unterstreicht die ueberragende Bedeutung, die er einem substantiellen und ausgewogenen Ergebnis der multilateralen Handelsverhandlungen im Rahmen des GATT beimisst (it emphasizes the outstanding importance it attaches to substantial and balanced results of the GATT multilateral trade negotiations). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 関税貿"一般"定 (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), ガス焜炉 (background chatter on a soundtrack, chewing gum, gadget, gadget bag, gadolinium, gamelan, gas range, gas station, gasohol, gasoline, gasoline engine car, gasoline stand, gateau, gattable, gavotte, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, glass, glass block, glass wool, governability, gut, guts, guts pose, packing tape, pane, petrol). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か"ぜいぼうえきいっぱ"きょうてい (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), ガット (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, gut). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | attgay гатт. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 38, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai anastasa aphlqen kai perieilato to qeristron af' eauthV kai enedusato ta imatia thV chreusewV authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et surgens abiit depositoque habitu quem adsumpserat induta est viduitatis vestibus |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And she gatt her vp and went and put her mantell from her ad put on hir widowes rayment agayne. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And she arose and went her way and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 38, Verse 19 |
| Bulgarian | После тя стана та си отиде, свали покривалото си и облече вдовишките си дрехи. |
| Cebuano | Ug mitindog siya ug milakaw: ug iyang gikuha ang pandong sa ibabaw niya, ug gisul-ob niya ang mga bisti sa iyang pagkabalo. |
| Chinese | 他 瑪 起 來 走 了 、 除 去 帕 子 、 仍 舊 穿 上 作 寡 婦 的 衣 裳 。 |
| Croatian | Potom ona ustade i ode; skide sa sebe koprenu i opet se odjenu u svoje udovièko ruho. |
| Danish | Derpå gik hun bort, tog Sløret af og iførte sig sine Enkeklæder. |
| Dutch | En zij maakte zich op, en ging heen, en leide haar sluier van zich af, en zij trok aan de klederen van haar weduwschap. |
| Finnish | Ja hän nousi ja meni sieltä ja pani pois huntunsa ja pukeutui leskenvaatteisiinsa. |
| French | Elle se leva, et s`en alla; elle ôta son voile, et remit ses habits de veuve. |
| German | Und sie machte sich auf und ging hin und zog ihre Witwenkleider wieder an. |
| Haitian Creole | Apre sa Tama leve, li al fè wout li. Li wete vwal la, epi li mete rad vèv li sou li ankò. |
| Hungarian | Azután felkele és elméne, és leveté magáról a fátyolt; és felvevé az õ özvegyi ruháját. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tamar pulang ke rumahnya dan membuka kain penutup mukanya, lalu mengenakan pakaian jandanya lagi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka berbangkitlah perempuan itu, lalu pergi serta disingkapkannya kain tudungnya, dipakainya pakaian jandanya pula. |
| Italian | Poi si alzò e se ne andò; si tolse il velo e rivestì gli abiti vedovili. |
| Korean | 그 가 일 어 나 나 가 서 그 면 박 을 벗 과 부 의 의 복 을 도 로 입 으 니 라 |
| Maori | Na ka whakatika ia, a haere ana, whakarerea ana e ia tona arai, a kakahuria iho ona kakahu pouaru. |
| Modern Greek | Μετα ταυτα σηκωθεισα, ανεχωρησε και απεκδυθεισα το καλυμμα αυτης, ενεδυθη τα ενδυματα της χηρειας αυτης. |
| Norwegian | Og hun stod op og gikk sin vei, og hun la sitt slør av sig og tok på sig sine enkeklær. |
| Portuguese | E ela se levantou e se foi; tirou de si o véu e vestiu os vestidos da sua viuvez. |
| Rumanian | Ea s`a sculat, wi a plecat; wi -a scos mahrama wi s`a kmbrqcat iarqw kn hainele de vqduvq. |
| Russian | й, ЧУФБЧ, ПЫМБ, УОСМБ У УЕ'С ПЛТЩЧБМП УЧПЕ Й П"ЕМБУШ Ч П"ЕЦ"Х Ч"ПЧУФЧБ УЧПЕЗП. |
| Spanish | Luego ella se levantó y se fue. Después se quitó el velo que tenía sobre sí y se vistió de nuevo con su vestido de viudez. |
| Swedish | Och hon stod upp och gick därifrån och lade av sin slöja och klädde sig åter i sina änkekläder. |
| Thai | นางจึงลุกขึ้นไปเสียและเอาผ้าคลุมหน้านั้นออก นุ่งห่มเสื้อผ้าสำหรับหญิงม่ายอีก |
| Ukrainian | І встала вона та й пішла, і зняла покривало сво" з себе, і зодягнула одежу вдівства свого. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words containing "GATT": regatta, regattas. (additional references) | |
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"GATT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cgatt, Cgattc, Gati, Gatot, Gatta, Ggat, Gracht, Gtatc, Gtatcc. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-t-t" | |
-1 letter: att, gat, tag, tat. | |
-2 letters: ag, at, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-t-t" | |
+1 letter: gutta. | |
+2 letters: catgut, gnatty, guttae, target, taught, tautog, togate. | |
+3 letters: agitate, agitato, batting, catguts, catting, cottage, cuttage, fatting, gantlet, garotte, gavotte, gazette, gestalt, gestate, glottal, guttate, hatting, matting, patting, pottage, ratting, regatta, stating, tangent, targets, tarting, tasting, tatting, tautaug, tauting, tautogs, tentage, togated, tugboat, vatting, wattage. | |
+4 letters: abetting, abutting, agitated, agitates, agitator, aglitter, aigrette, airtight, attiring, attuning, baguette, battings, battling, blatting, catfight, chatting, cogitate, cottager, cottages, cottagey, cuttages, digitate, dratting, estating, flatting, frottage, gantlets, garotted, garotter, garottes, garrotte, gastight, gatepost, gauntest, gauntlet, gavotted, gavottes, gazetted, gazettes, gestalts, gestated, gestates, gettable, gigawatt, gnathite, gnattier, gratuity, greatest, guttated, guttural, gyrostat, liftgate, litigant, litigate, mattings, megawatt, mitigate, mutating, notating, nutating, platting, plottage, pottages, rattling, regattas, retarget, retaught, rotating, sagittal, scatting, slatting, spatting, staggart, stagiest, stagnant, stagnate, starting, stigmata, straight, strategy, swatting, tailgate, tainting, tangents, tangiest, targeted, tattings, tattling, taunting, tautaugs, tegmenta, tentages, tetragon, tightwad, toasting, tollgate, totaling, treating, tugboats, tutelage, tutorage, untaught, vegetant, vegetate, wattages, wattling. | |
+5 letters: actuating, admitting, agitating, agitation, agitative, agitators, aigrettes, allotting, argentite, attaching, attacking, attaining, attending, attesting, attorning, augustest, autograft, baguettes, battening, battering, brattling, castigate, catfights, cigarette, cogitated, cogitates, cotangent, cottagers, curettage, defatting, deratting, dictating, dogmatist, facetting, fattening, frottages, fustigate, gantleted, garotters, garotting, garrotted, garrottes, gastritis, gateposts, gauntlets, gavotting, gazetteer, gazetting, geotactic, gestalten, gestating, gestation, getatable, gigawatts, glutamate, gnathites, gnattiest, gratitude, gratulate, gravitate, greatcoat, guitarist, gustation, gustatory, guttation, gutturals, gyrostats, imitating, instating, instigate, integrate, intrigant, iterating, lactating, larghetto, latticing, liftgates, lightfast, litigants, litigated, litigates, litigator, litterbag, magnetite, mattering, megawatts, mistaught, mitigated, mitigates, mitigator, nattering, negotiant, negotiate, nictating, nitrating, nontarget, outacting, outcaught, outdating, outeating, outrating, pargetted, patenting, pattering, pegmatite, plottages, prattling, rattening, rattlings, restating, retargets, retasting, sagittate, satiating, situating, slattings, spaghetti, splatting, squatting, staggarts, staggiest, stagnated, stagnates, starlight, startling, stigmatic, straights, strangest, stratagem, strategic, striating, tableting, tailgated, tailgater, tailgates, taillight, tangliest, targeting, tattering, tattooing, tautening, tautology, tegmental, tenanting, teratogen, termagant, tetragons, tetralogy, thatching, threating, throating, thwarting, tightwads, titrating, tollgates, totalling, truanting, tungstate, tutelages, tutorages, twangiest, twattling, unhatting, unstating, vegetated, vegetates, vitiating, wagonette, yattering. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 41 54 54 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. .- - - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000001 01010100 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G A T T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0041 0054 0054 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)41355454 |
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