scrip
noun
[ skrɪp ]
• a provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends.
• a certificate entitling the holder to acquire possession of certain portions of public land.
• paper money in amounts of less than a dollar.
Origin:
late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘a short note or document’): probably an alteration of scrap1; scrip1 (sense 1) is an abbreviation of subscription receipt .
scrip
noun
• a small bag or pouch, typically one carried by a pilgrim, shepherd, or beggar.
Origin:
Middle English: probably a shortening of Old French escrepe ‘purse’.
scrip
noun
• another term for script2.
