Scot

skɒt

Definition

Definition of Scot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nationalityperson born in or native to Scotland

He is a proud Scot from Edinburgh.
The Scot wore a traditional kilt.
A Scot invented the telephone.

Scotsman

Scottish

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Origin of Scot

Old English, Scottas (Gaelic speaker)

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French:Écossais, ...
German:Schotte, ...
Italian:scozzese, ...
Spanish:escocés, ...
Portuguese:escocês, ...
Chinese:苏格兰人, ...
Japanese:スコット, ...
Arabic:إِسْكُتْلَنْدِي, ...
Hebrew:סְקוֹט, ...
Russian:шотландец, ...
Ukrainian:шотландець, ...
Hindi:स्कॉट, ...
Bengali:স্কট, ...
Catalan:escocès, ...
Czech:Skot, ...
Danish:skotte, ...
Dutch:Schot, ...
Greek:Σκωτσέζος, ...
Hungarian:skót, ...
Khmer:ជនជាតិស្កុតឡង់, ...
Korean:스코틀랜드인, ...
Persian:اسکاتلندی, ...
Polish:Szkot, ...
Portuguese (BR):escocês, ...
Romanian:scoțian, ...
Swedish:skotte, ...
Thai:ชาวสกอต, ...
Turkish:İskoç, ...
Vietnamese:người Scotland, ...

scot

skɒt

Definition of scot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical tax

Rare

local tax paid to a lord or ruler

Rare

In medieval times, villagers paid their scot to the lord.

levy

tax

finance

Dated

payment or contribution in a shared context

Dated

Everyone had to pay their scot for the community feast.

contribution

levy

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Expressions with scot

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scot-free

adv.

emphasizing escape from deserved punishment

The thief got away scot-free, much to everyone's surprise.

scot and lot

tax or contribution assessed in proportion to ability to pay

In medieval times, every citizen paid scot and lot according to their wealth..

Origin of scot

Old English, Scottas (Gaelic speaker)

Examples of scot in a sentence

Failure to pay the scot resulted in penalties.
He was late in paying his scot for the project.
The scot was divided equally among the members.

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French:écot, contribution, ...
German:Abgabe, Beitrag, ...
Italian:tributo, contributo, ...
Spanish:tributo, cuota, ...
Portuguese:tributo, quinhão, ...
Chinese:税赋, 份子钱, ...
Japanese:スコット, 分担金, ...
Arabic:ضَرِيبَة إِقْطَاعِيَّة, مُساهَمة, ...
Hebrew:מַס סְקוֹט, מַס, ...
Russian:скот, взнос, ...
Ukrainian:скот, внесок, ...
Hindi:स्कॉट, योगदान, ...
Bengali:কর, অংশ, ...
Catalan:tribut, escot, ...
Czech:daň, příspěvek, ...
Danish:skat, andel, ...
Dutch:schot, bijdrage, ...
Greek:φόρος, μερίδιο, ...
Hungarian:adó, hozzájárulás, ...
Khmer:សួយសារ, ចំណែកបង់, ...
Korean:세금, 분담금, ...
Persian:مالیات, سهم, ...
Polish:danina, skład, ...
Portuguese (BR):tributo, cota, ...
Romanian:dare, contribuție, ...
Swedish:skatt, andel, ...
Thai:ภาษีสก็อต, ค่าธรรมเนียม, ...
Turkish:vergi, katkı payı, ...
Vietnamese:thuế địa phương, phần đóng góp, ...

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