scrip
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈskrip 
archaic
: a small bag or wallet
scrip
2 of 3noun (2)
1
: a short writing (such as a certificate, schedule, or list)
2
: a small piece
3
a
: any of various documents used as evidence that the holder or bearer is entitled to receive something (such as a fractional share of stock or an allotment of land)
b
: paper currency or a token issued for temporary use in an emergency
scrip
3 of 3noun (3)
: prescription sense 4a
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English scrippe, from Medieval Latin scrippum pilgrim's knapsack
Noun (2)
alteration of script
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (3)
1917, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
scrip
noun
ˈskrip
: prescription sense 1
scrips
noun
as in greenbacks
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- greenbacks
- currencies
- paper money
- bills
- dollars
- ones
- notes
- cash
- banknotes
- bucks
- hundred
- money
- dead presidents
- hundreds
- fives
- smackers
- sawbucks
- chips
- fins
- fifties
- simoleons
- fivers
- lucre
- tens
- twenties
- tenners
- twos
- drafts
- checks
- C-notes
- legal tender
- dough
- money orders
