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scot

[ skot ]
/ skɒt /
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noun History/Historical.
a payment or charge.
one's share of a payment or charge.
an assessment or tax.
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Origin of scot

1200–50; Middle English <Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment

Other definitions for scot (2 of 4)

Scot
[ skot ]
/ skɒt /

noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.

Origin of Scot

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Scottas (plural), from Late Latin Scottī “the Irish”

words often confused with Scot

See Scotch.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Scot

Scot , Scots, Scotch, Scottish (see confusables note at Scotch)

Other definitions for scot (3 of 4)

Scot

abbreviation

Other definitions for scot (4 of 4)

Scot.

abbreviation
Scotch.
Scotland.
Scottish.
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British Dictionary definitions for scot (1 of 2)

Scot
/ (skɒt) /

noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad, eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries

British Dictionary definitions for scot (2 of 2)

Scot.

abbreviation for
Scotch (whisky)
Scotland
Scottish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with scot

scot

see get off (scot-free).

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