Scrip

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Paper fractional currency.

II. Scrip ·noun A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.

III. Scrip ·noun A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.

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

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