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| 1. | a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing. |
| 2. | a scrap of paper. |
| 3. | Finance.
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| 4. | paper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States. |
[Origin: 1610–20; earliest sense “scrap of paper” perh. gradational var. of scrap1; subsequent sense development shows influence of script and subscription, with def. 3a specifically a shortening of subscription receipt
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scripless, adjective
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Audio Help [skrip] Pronunciation Key –noun Archaic.
| a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME scrippe < ML scrippum pilgrim's pack < ?
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| scrip 1
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n.
[Perhaps alteration of script.] |
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| scrip 2
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n.
[Short for subscription receipt, receipt for a portion of a loan.] |
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| scrip 3
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n. Archaic A wallet, small satchel, or bag. [Middle English scrippe.] |
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"a certificate of a right to receive something (esp. a stock share)," 1762, probably shortened from (sub)scrip(tion) receipt. Originally "receipt for a portion of a loan subscribed," meaning "certificate issued as currency" first recorded 1790.
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| a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency |
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Scrip
Scrip\, n. [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe, escrepe, F. ['e]charpe scarf. Cf. Scarp, Scarf a piece of dress.] A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] --Chaucer. And in requital ope his leathern scrip. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Scrip\, n. [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.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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