# IVA
## English
### Noun

IVA (countable and uncountable, plural IVAs)
* (British, countable) Initialism of individual voluntary arrangement.
* (UK, countable) Initialism of individual vehicle approval.
* (space flight, uncountable) Initialism of intravehicular activity.
    Coordinate terms: EVA, EVA suit, IVA suit, ship suit, flightsuit, pressure suit, EMU
* (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: /ˈi.va/
* Rhymes: -iva

### Noun

IVA f (invariable)
* (taxation) Initialism of imposta sul valore aggiunto (“value added tax”).

#### Derived terms

* ivato
* partita IVA

### Anagrams

* -avi, avi, vai, via

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈi.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈi.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈi.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈi.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈi.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈi.bɐ/ [ˈi.βɐ]
* Homophone: Iva

### Noun

IVA m (uncountable)
* (taxation) Acronym of imposto sobre o valor acrescentado (“value added tax”).

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiba/ [ˈi.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -iba
* Syllabification: I‧VA
* Homophone: iba

### Noun

IVA m (uncountable)
* (taxation) Acronym of impuesto sobre al valor añadido (“value added tax”) or other synonymous acronym ("impuesto sobre el valor añadido" in Spain and "impuesto sobre el valor agregado" in Colombia).
    Synonym: (Honduras, Peru) IGV

### Further reading

* “IVA”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* (ICU): iva (letter-case)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiːva/
* Audio (Kronoberg):(file)

### Noun

IVA c
* (medicine) Acronym of intensivvårdsavdelning (“ICU, intensive care unit”).
** 2014 August, Michael Lövtrup, “Resursbrist kopplas till högre dödlighet vid intensivvård [Resource shortages linked to higher mortality in intensive care]”, in Läkartidningen:Samtidigt framgår att dödligheten bland patienter som skickats till annan IVA på grund av resursbrist är högre än bland patienter som skickas till annan IVA på grund av att de är hemmahörande där eller för att de är i behov av den medicinska kompetens som finns på den mottagande IVA:n.At the same time, it is evident that mortality among patients transferred to another ICU due to resource shortages is higher than among patients transferred because they belong to that ICU or require the medical expertise available at the receiving ICU.
** 2020 November 27, Nina Davidsson, “CSK öppnar ny avdelning för intensivvård – skjuter upp operationer [CSK opens new intensive care unit – postpones surgeries]”, in P4 Kristianstad, Sveriges Radio:Antalet platser ökar därmed från tre till sex, och de nya covid-IVA:n ska kunna ta emot patienter från och med söndag.The number of beds will thus increase from three to six, and the new COVID ICU will be able to receive patients from Sunday.
** 2025 February 1, “Vi kämpar för att behålla både akuten och IVA i Ljungby [We are fighting to keep both the A&E and ICU in Ljungby]”, in Smålandsposten (opinion piece):Vi vill tydligt framhålla att alla Ljungby kommuns politiker kämpar för att behålla både akuten och IVA i Ljungby.We want to make it clear that all politicians in Ljungby Municipality are fighting to keep both the A&E and ICU in Ljungby.
    Synonym: intensiven
    Hyponyms: BRIVA, NIVA, TIVA, MIVA, KIVA, KIBA
** (certain compounds) Short for intensivvård (“intensive care”).
* Acronym of isovaleriansyrauri (“isovaleric acidemia”).
* 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