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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scrip1 /skrɪp/USA pronunciation n. - Business[uncountable] paper money printed for temporary use in emergency situations.
- [countable] a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock.
See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scrip1 (skrip),USA pronunciation n. - a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- a scrap of paper.
- Business[Finance.]
- a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock.
- Businessa certificate to be exchanged for goods, as at a company store.
- Businessa certificate indicating the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of cash, goods, or land.
- Currencypaper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States.
- 1610–20; earliest sense "scrap of paper'' perh. gradational variant of scrap1; subsequent sense development shows influence of script and subscription, with def. 3a specifically a shortening of subscription receipt
scrip′less, adj. scrip2 (skrip),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]- a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers.
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- Medieval Latin scrippum pilgrim's pack
- Middle English scrippe 1250–1300
scrip3 (skrip),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa prescription, as for a drug.
- shortening of prescription 1965–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scrip /skrɪp/ n - a written certificate, list, etc
- a small scrap, esp of paper with writing on it
- a certificate representing a claim to part of a share of stock
- the shares allocated in a bonus issue
Etymology: 18th Century: in some senses, probably from script; otherwise, short for subscription receipt scrip /skrɪp/, script n - informal a medical prescription
Etymology: 20th Century: short for prescription |