IVA

See also: iva, Iva, Ivã, íva, Íva, -iva, and iva'

English

Noun

IVA (countable and uncountable, plural IVAs)

1. (British, countable) Initialism of individual voluntary arrangement.
2. (UK, countable) Initialism of individual vehicle approval.
3. (space flight, uncountable) Initialism of intravehicular activity.

   Coordinate terms: EVA, EVA suit, IVA suit, ship suit, flightsuit, pressure suit, EMU

4. (medicine) Initialism of in-vitro activation.

Related terms

• (spaceflight): EVA

Anagrams

• A-IV, AIV, AVI, Avi, Vai, Via, avi, avi-, vai, via, viâ

Italian

Alternative forms

• Iva

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.va/
• Rhymes: -iva

Noun

IVA f (invariable)

1. (taxation) Initialism of imposta sul valore aggiunto (“value added tax”).

Derived terms

• ivato
• partita IVA

Anagrams

• -avi, avi, vai, via

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.bɐ/ [ˈi.βɐ]

• Homophone: Iva

Noun

IVA m (uncountable)

1. (taxation) Acronym of imposto sobre o valor acrescentado (“value added tax”).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiba/ [ˈi.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: I‧VA
• Homophone: iba

Noun

IVA m (uncountable)

1. (taxation, Spain) Acronym of impuesto de valor añadido (“VAT (value added tax)”).

   Synonym: (Honduras, Peru) IGV

2. (taxation, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela) Acronym of impuesto al valor agregado (“VAT (value added tax)”).
3. (taxation, Colombia) Acronym of impuesto sobre el valor agregado (“VAT (value added tax)”).

Further reading

• “IVA”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Alternative forms

• iva (intensive care unit)

Noun

IVA c

1. Acronym of intensivvårdsavdelning (“ICU, intensive care unit”).

   Synonym: intensiven

   Hyponyms: BRIVA, NIVA, TIVA, MIVA, KIVA, KIBA

   1. (certain compounds) Short for intensivvård (“intensive care”).
2. Acronym of isovaleriansyrauri (“isovaleric acidemia”).
3. Acronym of Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (“Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences”).

Derived terms

(intensive care unit):

• IVA-ambulans (“mobile ICU”)
• IVA-buss (“ICU bus”)
• IVA-helikopter (“helicopter ICU”)
• IVA-plats (“ICU spot”)

Anagrams

• avi, via