scrip

1
[ skrip ]

noun
  1. a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.

  2. a scrap of paper.

  1. Finance.

    • a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock.

    • a certificate to be exchanged for goods, as at a company store.

    • a certificate indicating the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of cash, goods, or land.

  2. paper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States.

Origin of scrip

1
First recorded in 1610–20; earliest sense “scrap of paper” perhaps a variant of scrap1; subsequent sense development shows influence of script and subscription, with def. 3a specifically a shortening of subscription receipt

Other words from scrip

  • scripless, adjective

Words that may be confused with scrip

Words Nearby scrip

Other definitions for scrip (2 of 3)

scrip2
[ skrip ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers.

Origin of scrip

2
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English scrip(pe), skreppe “bag, satchel, pilgrim's purse,” from Old French escharpe, escherpe, escreppe, Medieval Latin scrippa, scrippum, scerpa, schrippa “pilgrim's pack,” via Frankish from Latin scirpea “large reed basket,” derivative of scirpus “reed, bulrush”

Other definitions for scrip (3 of 3)

scrip3
[ skrip ]

nounInformal.
  1. a prescription, as for a drug.

Origin of scrip

3
First recorded in 1915–20; shortening of prescription

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How to use scrip in a sentence

  • A broad leather strap hanging from his shoulder supported a scrip or satchel such as travellers were wont to carry.

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for scrip (1 of 3)

scrip1

/ (skrɪp) /


noun
  1. a written certificate, list, etc

  2. a small scrap, esp of paper with writing on it

  1. finance

    • a certificate representing a claim to part of a share of stock

    • the shares allocated in a bonus issue

Origin of scrip

1
C18: in some senses, probably from script; otherwise, short for subscription receipt

British Dictionary definitions for scrip (2 of 3)

scrip2

/ (skrɪp) /


noun
  1. archaic a small bag or wallet, as carried by pilgrims

Origin of scrip

2
C14: from Old French escreppe, variant of escarpe scarf 1

British Dictionary definitions for scrip (3 of 3)

scrip3

script

/ (skrɪp) /


noun
  1. informal a medical prescription

Origin of scrip

3
C20: short for prescription

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