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Definition of scrip - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
financeTECH. US certificate for a share of stockTECH. US
- He received a scrip for his investment.
2.
substitute currencyTECH. US substitute for legal tender by organizationsTECH. US
- The town issued scrip during the shortage.
3.
- The doctor wrote a scrip for antibiotics.
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certificate for a share of stock 
informal term for a medical prescription
Expressions with scrip
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distribution of additional shares to shareholders
The company announced a scrip issue to its investors.
Origin of scrip
Latin, scriptum (something written)
Examples of scrip in a sentence
He traded his scrip for a full share certificate. Employees received scrip instead of cash. The company printed scrip for internal use. He called the pharmacy to refill his scrip. The scrip was barely legible, but the pharmacist understood.
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- French:titre, bon, ...
- German:Aktienzertifikat, Ersatzwährung, ...
- Italian:scrip, ricetta, ...
- Spanish:vale, bono, ...
- Portuguese:certificado provisório, vale, ...
- Chinese:股票凭证, 代用币, ...
- Japanese:株式証書, 代用紙幣, ...
- Arabic:سِكْرِيب, نقد بديل, ...
- Hebrew:תְּעוּדַת מְנִיָּה, כֶּסֶף חֲלוּפִי, ...
- Russian:сертификат, суррогатные деньги, ...
- Ukrainian:сертифікат, сурогатні гроші, ...
- Hindi:स्क्रिप, पर्ची, ...
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