scrip
Plural: scrips
Noun
- A small piece of paper, especially a certificate or provisional currency.
- a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
- Small change.
- A scrap of paper.
- A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
- Such a thing issued by a company as payment of wages.
- A share certificate.
- A medical prescription.
Examples
- He pulled out a SCRIP from his pocket, revealing a long-forgotten challenge word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English scrippe, an aphetism of Old French escrepe (“purse, alms-bag”), a variant of escharpe, from Old Norse skreppa. Cognate with Danish skreppe (“scrip”), Norwegian skreppa (“bag”). Doublet of scarf.
Scrabble Score: 9
scrip: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscrip: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scrip: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
scrip: valid Words With Friends Word