What is another word for scot?

Pronunciation: [skˈɒt] (IPA)

The word "scot" refers to a tax or payment required, typically associated with rent. Synonyms for this term may include charges, dues, fees, tariffs or levies. Other related terms for "scot" could include tithe, obligation, assessment or contribution. These synonyms all imply a monetary obligation that must be met or paid. In a historical context, the word "scot" often refers specifically to a tax on liquor. In this context, synonyms for "scot" may include excise, duty or tribute. Ultimately, the context in which the word is used will determine the appropriate synonym.

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What are the hypernyms for Scot?

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What are the hyponyms for Scot?

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What are the holonyms for Scot?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for scot (as nouns)

Usage examples for Scot

Miss Patty-she as caused all the mischief-escaped scot free.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
These have the illustrations which book-lovers prize so highly in the Kalendrier des Bergers and Art de bien viure et de bien mourir, but the translations seem to have been made by a scot, only less ill equipped in scottish than in French.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
Now indeed we are in the marvellous East, in the land to which scot and Irish should travel to see their prince or king.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Scot

  • Believing a person deserves a defence is not the same as doing anything in your power to get him off scot-free.
    Tammy Bruce
  • That's how I got my name, you know. The Bonny scot, see?
    Bon Scott
  • Have paid scot and lot there any time this eighteen years.
    Ben Jonson
  • Now days are dragon-ridden, the nightmare Rides upon sleep: a drunken soldiery Can leave the mother, murdered at her door, To crawl in her own blood, and go scot-free.
    William Butler Yeats

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