Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Stock, as issued by companies.
- noun The stock of a particular company.
- noun Chiefly British A fractional share of stock issued to existing shareholders.
- noun A wallet, small satchel, or bag.
- noun A form of money issued by a local government or private organization.
- noun A certificate or receipt used to redeem a credit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A writing; a certificate, deed, or schedule; a written slip or list.
- noun A scrap of paper or parchment.
- noun In com., an interim or provisional document or certificate, to be exchanged, when certain payments have been made or conditions complied with, for a more formal certificate, as of shares or bonds, or entitling the holder to the payment of interest, a dividend, or the like; also, such documents or certificates collectively.
- noun Fractional paper money: so called in the United States during and after the civil war.
- noun An abbreviation of
Scripture . - noun A wallet; a bag; a satchel, as for travelers; especially, a pilgrim's pouch, sometimes represented as decorated with scallop-shells, the emblems of a pilgrim.
- noun In heraldry, a bearing representing a pouch or almoner, and supposed to be a pilgrim's scrip. It is often combined with a pilgrim's staff, or bourdon. See
staff .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.
- noun A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.
- noun A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
- noun Colloq.U.S. Paper fractional currency.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
share certificate . - noun A
scrap ofpaper . - noun A
document certifying possession ofland , or in lieu ofmoney . - noun A small medieval
bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc. - noun Small
change . - noun informal, UK A
medical prescription .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Currently our scrip is quoting around 1,300 rupees," Chairman R.S. Sharma told reporters on the sidelines of an energy industry event Monday.
ONGC Seeks 2-for-1 Stock Split Eric Yep 2010
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If the scrip is half as good as the series (since BKV is doing the script im not too worried) and the casting is done right, this will move to the very top of my list of movies to see.
Marvel Studios Developing Runaways With Brian K. Vaughan « FirstShowing.net 2008
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What is "phone call scrip?" from where i can get the machinary to make photo frames with italian vinyl sticks? en Español
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I got laughing so hard at the post and the comments I ran out of time to go pick up my new scrip from the drugstore before it closed, and I’ve laughed more in the last hour than I have in WEEKS.
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In another bid to preserve capital, a number of Spanish banks are increasingly leaning on so-called scrip dividends, in which the banks dole out stock instead of cash.
Banks Seeking Capital Ideas David Enrich 2012
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"We have presented a compelling offer to Pure shareholders, including Arrow scrip, which is significantly undervalued, particularly if you use the BG offer for Pure as a valuation guide," said Arrow Managing Director, Nick Davies.
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In phone calls you make in various states of undress interchange the word scrip, script, equity, stock, pscyhed, cash and stock, earnout, and synergy but minimise use of terms cash and upfront.
Archive 2006-06-01 Ben Barren 2006
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In phone calls you make in various states of undress interchange the word scrip, script, equity, stock, pscyhed, cash and stock, earnout, and synergy but minimise use of terms cash and upfront.
10 Steps to Becoming a Web 2.0 Billionaire Ben Barren 2006
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In 1792 the twenty-four most powerful such traders drew up what they called the Buttonwood Agreement, which laid the foundation for a structured market in securities known as scrip.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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In 1792 the twenty-four most powerful such traders drew up what they called the Buttonwood Agreement, which laid the foundation for a structured market in securities known as scrip.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
kewpid commented on the word scrip
A corporate takeover offer where shares are offered in place of cash. This is tax advantageous because capital gains tax is halved if the shares are held for more than 12 months.
May 12, 2008
madmouth commented on the word scrip
also a medieval name for a clothing item:
For he caught one by the legs, another by the scrip, another by the pocket, another by the scarf, another by the band of the breeches...
-"Gargantua and Pantagruel"
May 21, 2009
middlesmith commented on the word scrip
You can't have a complete discussion of Appalachian music or labor without this word. Here is a very brief history of coal company scrip with some very cool photos of bi-metal scrip coins.
May 23, 2009