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escote.

individual share or part of a payment (i.e. the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈkɔte/[es̺ˈkɔ.t̪ɪ]
  1. individual share or part of a payment (i.e. the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French escot (“payment”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”).

noun/esˈkɔte/[es̺ˈkɔ.t̪ɪ]
  1. shoot, sprout

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”); cognate with English shoot.

noun/esˈkɔte/[es̺ˈkɔ.t̪ɪ]
  1. cleavage, neckline

    masculine
  2. a cut fragment of wood

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from escotar (“to prune”).

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