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SCRIP
scrip
(noun) a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
scrip (countable and uncountable, plural scrips)
A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
(archaic) Small change.
Etymology 2
Noun
scrip (countable and uncountable, plural scrips)
A scrap of paper.
A document certifying possession of land, or in lieu of money.
A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system; chit.
Any substitute for legal tender that is produced by a natural person or private legal person and is often a form of credit.
Etymology 3
Noun
scrip (plural scrips)
A share certificate.
Etymology 4
Noun
scrip (plural scrips)
(informal, British, US) A medical prescription.
Anagrams
• Crips, Crisp, crips, crisp
Source: Wiktionary
Scrip, n. Etym: [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe, escrepe, F. écharpe scarf. Cf. Scarp, Scarf a piece of dress.]
Definition: A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] Chaucer. And in requital ope his leathern scrip. Milton.
Scrip, n. Etym: [From script.]
1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing. Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. Shak. Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. Locke.
2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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