scrip
1[ skrip ]
/ skrɪp /
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noun
a 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.
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Origin of scrip
1First 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
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Definition for scrip (2 of 3)
scrip2
[ skrip ]
/ skrɪp /
noun Archaic.
a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers.
Origin of scrip
2First 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”
Definition for scrip (3 of 3)
Origin of scrip
3First recorded in 1915–20; shortening of prescription
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British Dictionary definitions for scrip (1 of 3)
scrip1
/ (skrɪp) /
noun
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
Word Origin for scrip
C18: in some senses, probably from script; otherwise, short for subscription receipt
British Dictionary definitions for scrip (2 of 3)
scrip2
/ (skrɪp) /
noun
archaic a small bag or wallet, as carried by pilgrims
Word Origin for scrip
C14: from Old French escreppe, variant of escarpe scarf 1
British Dictionary definitions for scrip (3 of 3)
scrip3
script
/ (skrɪp) /
noun
informal a medical prescription
Word Origin for scrip
C20: short for prescription
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