noun
scrip
skrihp
noun
1
A substitute for regular currency, such as a voucher or token issued by a company or local authority.
"Workers at the mining camp were paid partly in scrip, redeemable only at the company store."
2
A certificate representing a share or a claim, such as land or stock.
"He held scrip entitling him to a plot of land out west."
How to Use Scrip
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA voucher or certificate used instead of real money, or as proof of a claim to shares or land.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "script" (a written text) — they sound similar but are unrelated words.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
company scrip
land scrip
paid in scrip
Word Forms
scrips plural, scrips plural, scrips plural, scrips plural
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Etymology
From Old French escrepe ("purse, bag"), from Old Norse skreppa — related to the word "scarf." The meaning shifted from the bag itself to the paper documents once carried in it.