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Webster 1913 Edition

Scrip

Scrip

,
Noun.
[OE.
scrippe
, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw.
skreppa
, and also LL.
scrippum
, OF.
esquerpe
,
escrepe
, F.
eĢcharpe
scarf. Cf.
Scrap
,
Scarf
a piece of dress.]
A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.
[Archaic]
Chaucer.
And in requital ope his leathern
scrip
.
Milton.

Scrip

,
Noun.
[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
.
Shakespeare
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.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Scrip

SCRIP

,
Noun.
[This belongs to the root of gripe, our vulgar grab, that is, to seize or press.]
A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. David put five smooth stones in a scrip. 1Sam. 17. Matt. 10.

SCRIP

,
Noun.
[L. scriptum, scriptio, from scribo, to write.]
A small writing, certificate or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.
Bills of exchange cannot pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin.
A certificate of stock subscribed to a bank or other company, or of a share of other joint property, is called in America a scrip.

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