scot
Old parish tax
A scot is a payment or contribution, especially a tax or assessment.
The word survives mainly in the phrase scot-free, meaning without penalty or payment—originally someone who escaped paying their share of a tavern bill or local tax.
He got off scot-free despite causing the accident. (Capitalized Scot is a person from Scotland.)
tax
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- contributionSomething given to help
- levyCompulsory government charge
- sharePortion given out
dues · reckoning · obligation
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- contributionSomething given to help
- levyCompulsory government charge
share · dues · reckoning · obligation
payment/obligation
scotexemption
Release from requirement
immunity · free pass · waiver · dispensation · forgiveness
- Scottish ancestryDescent from Scotland
- Scotch tapeTransparent adhesive strip brand
- Scotland YardLondon police headquarters
- scotch and sodaWhisky with fizzy water
- Mary Queen of Scots
- scotch eggsSausage-wrapped eggs, breaded, fried
Scotland, scottish, scot-free, Scottish, Scotch, Scots, scots, Scotsman, Scotswoman