
Meaning of SCRIP
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] 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 is a 5 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | certificate, security | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.]
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Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a small bag or wallet usually fastened to the girdle (1 Sam. 17:40); "a shepherd's bag." In the New Testament it is the rendering of Gr. pera, which was a bag carried by travellers and shepherds, generally made of skin (Matt. 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; 10:4). The name "scrip" is meant to denote that the bag was intended to hold scraps, fragments, as if scraped off from larger articles, trifles. |
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