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May 27, 2012
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scrip



Pronunciation: (skrip), [key]
—n.
1. a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
2. a scrap of paper.
3. Finance.
a. a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock.
b. a certificate to be exchanged for goods, as at a company store.
c. a certificate indicating the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of cash, goods, or land.
4. paper currency in denominations of less than one dollar, formerly issued in the United States.

scrip



Pronunciation: (skrip), [key]
—n. Archaic.
a bag or wallet carried by wayfarers.

scrip



Pronunciation: (skrip), [key]
—n. Informal.
a prescription, as for a drug.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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