scrip
1a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
a scrap of paper.
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.
paper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States.
Origin of scrip
1Other words from scrip
- scripless, adjective
Words that may be confused with scrip
- scrip , script
Words Nearby scrip
Other definitions for scrip (2 of 3)
a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers.
Origin of scrip
2Other definitions for scrip (3 of 3)
Origin of scrip
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How to use scrip in a sentence
Buying prescription drugs without a scrip is a serious legal offense, as Rush Limbaugh could tell you.
Don't Legalize Marijuana: The Case for More Paternalism in America | David Frum | January 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPart of it was covered by scrip, a few quarters were taken by war settlers, the balance by speculators.
The village pastor delivered the staff into his hands, girded him with a scarf, and attached to it a leathern scrip.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordHe was a fated man from that moment; his life was not worth three cents in Confederate scrip.
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army | S. Emma E. EdmondsThe output is seized in its entirety, and not limited to the extent accruing to British scrip holders only.
Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) | C. H. Thomas
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)
/ (skrɪp) /
a written certificate, list, etc
a small scrap, esp of paper with writing on it
finance
a certificate representing a claim to part of a share of stock
the shares allocated in a bonus issue
Origin of scrip
1British Dictionary definitions for scrip (2 of 3)
/ (skrɪp) /
archaic a small bag or wallet, as carried by pilgrims
Origin of scrip
2British Dictionary definitions for scrip (3 of 3)
script
/ (skrɪp) /
informal a medical prescription
Origin of scrip
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