Definition of Scrip

1. Noun. A certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency.

Generic synonyms: Certificate, Security

Definition of Scrip

1. n. A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.

2. n. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.

Definition of Scrip

1. Noun. a small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc. ¹

2. Noun. small change ¹

3. Noun. a scrap of paper ¹

4. Noun. a document certifying possession of land, or in lieu of money ¹

5. Noun. a share certificate ¹

6. Noun. (informal British) a medical prescription ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scrip

1. a small piece of paper [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrip

scrimshank
scrimshanked
scrimshanker
scrimshankers
scrimshanking
scrimshanks
scrimshaw
scrimshawed
scrimshawing
scrimshaws
scrimure
scrimures
scrimy
scrine
scrines
scripophilies
scripophily
scrippage
scrips
script
script editor
script editors
script kiddie
script kiddies
script kiddy
script monkey
script monkeys
script supervisor
script supervisors

Literary usage of Scrip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Public Domain: Its History, with Statistics by Thomas Donaldson (1881)
"This act placed the labor aud responsibility of ascertaining and satisfying these claims upon the executive officers of the Government. The scrip thus ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"And the said trustees, person or persons to whom the said lands or scrip shall be sold, shall report to the comptroller annually, under such oath and in ..."

3. A Treatise on the American Law Relating to Mines and Mineral Lands Within by Curtis Holbrook Lindley (1903)
"congress, enabling the holder to " cover" unappropriated public lands, surrendering such scrip in payment for the lands sought to be entered. ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1864)
"The Pacific pays 6 per cent, interest on outstanding scrip, and declares a new scrip dividend of 10 per cent, on the business of 1861. ..."

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