scrip
pronunciation
How to pronounce scrip in British English:
UK [skrɪp]
How to pronounce scrip in American English:
US [skrɪp]
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- Noun:
- a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
Word Origin
- scrip (n.)
- "certificate of a right to receive something" (especially a stock share), 1762, probably shortened from (sub)scrip(tion) receipt. Originally "receipt for a portion of a loan subscribed," meaning "certificate issued as currency" first recorded 1790.
Example
- 1. Part 2 - part cash dividend and part scrip dividend .
- 2. Detroit had a more robust scrip economy .
- 3. She throws small scrip to me .
- 4. Part cash dividend and part scrip dividend .
- 5. Scrip issued by the province of buenos aires circulated freely months before argentina 's dollar peg broke .