Category:Scrip

Scrip, n. Etym: [oe. scrippe, probably of scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Osw. skreppa, and also ll. scrippum, of. esquerpe, escrepe, f. Écharpe scarf. Cf. Scarp, scarf a piece of dress.]

Defn: a small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [archaic] chaucer. And in requital ope his leathern scrip. Milton.

Scrip Scrip, n. Etym: [from script.]

1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper Containing a writing. Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. Shak. Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper Can be made current coin. Locke.

2. 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; as, insurance scrip, consol Scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is Exchanged for a bond share certificate.

3. Paper fractional currency. [colloq.U.s.]

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Scrip - A small bag or wallet usually fastened to the girdle (1 Samuel 17:40); "a shepherd's bag." In the New Testament it is the rendering of Gr. pera, which was a bag carried by travelers and shepherds, generally made of skin (Matthew 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; Luke 10:4). The name "scrip" is meant to denote that the bag was intended to hold scraps, fragments, as if scraped off from larger articles, trifles.