Scrip

Quick meaning: Scrip is a noun meaning A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.

Meaning

A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.

More Meanings

1. A scrap of paper.
2. A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.
3. A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
4. A share certificate.
5. (informal) A medical prescription.
6. (archaic) Small change.

Example Sentences

Depositing his scrip in the outhouse the cowherd glanced around.

Each unit of scrip you buy entitles you to one acre of the choicest land in North America.

In reading it in 1899, I am afraid that the readers of a hard, money generation may not know that "scrip" was in the sixties the name for small change.

According to the act, the beneficiary states could not locate the land; they were obliged to sell scrip to individuals, entitling them to choose lands as yet unlocated.

Word Forms

• scrips

Synonyms for scrip

Depending on context, synonyms include chitty, script.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prescription, order, certificate, certification, licence, requirement.

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