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Definition of 'scrip'Etymology 1
An aphetism of (etyl) , a variant of escharpe, from (etyl) skreppa.
Noun
( en-noun)
A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
* 1919, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9
- Depositing his scrip in the outhouse the cowherd glanced around.
* 1964 , Nothing Like the Sun
- A night promising fair, scented, the moon in her third quarter, nightingales in the wood, WS, in worn cloak against the morning’s chill, empty scrip and purse, taking the road. —
Small change.
* 1899, , The Brick Moon and Other Stories] , (Short Story Index Reprint Series), Project Gutenberg, [1999, Etext #1633
- 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.
Etymology 2
Probably from a conflation of (m) and (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
A scrap of paper.
A document certifying possession of land, or in lieu of money.
A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the .
Any substitute for legal tender that is produced by a natural person or private legal person and is often a form of credit.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of .
Noun
( en-noun)
A share certificate.
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
(informal|British) A medical prescription.
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