gatt
/ɡˈæt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (superseded by the World Trade Organisation (WTO)).
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "According to a WTO panel, China’s additional duties were “inconsistent” with provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. ¶ The panel also recommended that “China bring its WTO inconsistent measure into conformity with its obligations” under GATT."
Etymology
Various origins: * A variant of Galt, a Scottish surname. * Borrowed from South German Gatt, a short form of a personal name containing Middle High German gate (“companion”); compare modern German Gatte (“husband”). * Borrowed from Maltese Gatt, which could derive from Italian gatto (“cat”) or be a short form of the personal name Agatha.