scrip
/skrɪp/
noun
- A certificate or document that entitles the holder to receive something, such as shares of stock, land, or money, often used as a substitute for currency.
- The old scrip from the 1800s is now a collector's item.
- During the mining boom, the company paid its workers in scrip that could only be used at the company store.
- Investors received scrip for their dividends instead of cash.
- A small piece of paper or note, especially one used as a temporary receipt or voucher.
- The festival used scrip instead of cash for all food and drink vendors.
- The charity gave out scrip for free meals at the shelter.
- He handed me a scrip for a discount on my next purchase.
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