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scot and lot

 
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–noun
1. British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.
—Idiom
2. pay scot and lot, to pay in full; settle finally.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME, rhyming phrase; see scot, lot
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scot and lot  
n.  A municipal tax formerly levied in Great Britain on the members of a community in proportion to their ability to pay.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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