scrip money

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• Scrip — issued by the Capitol Hill Baby Sitting Co op, worth ½ hour of babysitting time. Scrip is an American term for any substitute for currency which is not legal tender and is often a form of credit. Scrips were created as company payment of… …   Wikipedia

• scrip — scrip1 [skrip] n. [ME scrippe < ML scrippa: see SCARF1] Archaic a small bag, wallet, or satchel scrip2 [skrip] n. [contr. < SCRIPT1] 1. a brief writing, as a note, list, receipt, etc …   English World dictionary

• scrip — [ skrıp ] noun uncount 1. ) a piece of paper that you use temporarily as money 2. ) a document giving you the right to a part of a share of STOCK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scrip — ► NOUN 1) a provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends. 2) certificates of this type collectively. 3) an issue of additional shares to shareholders in proportion to …   English terms dictionary

• scrip — A temporary document that represents a portion of a share> of stock, often issued after a stock split or spin off. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * scrip scrip [skrɪp] noun [countable, uncountable] FINANCE 1. a document given instead of… …   Financial and business terms

• Scrip of Edo period Japan — During the Edo period, feudal domains of Japan issued scrip called nihongo| hansatsu |藩札 for use within the domain. This paper currency supplemented the coinage of the Tokugawa shogunate. Most scrip carried a face value in silver coinage, but… …   Wikipedia

• scrip dividend — An issue of shares to an investor in lieu of a cash dividend ( dividends). The value of the shares will be designed to equal the value of the cash dividend foregone. This may be useful for investors who wish to increase their investment in the… …   Financial and business terms

• scrip — A document which entitles the holder to receive something of value. It is ultimately exchanged for money or some privilege. In corporations, when a stock dividend is declared, scrip is issued in place of fractional shares and when the holder has… …   Black's law dictionary

• scrip issue — See bonus issue. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary (Also bonus issue / capitalisation issue) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary Security holders are awarded additional assets free of payment from the issuer in proportion… …   Financial and business terms

• Scrip. — scrip1 «skrihp», noun. 1. a) paper money in denominations of less than a dollar, formerly issued in the United States. b) any one of various paper currencies, such as those issued by an occupying power during or after a war, or by a government in …   Useful english dictionary

• money — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Medium of exchange Nouns 1. money, finance, funds, treasure, capital, assets; ways and means, wherewithal; money matters, economics, the dismal science; resources, backing (see means); purse strings.… …   English dictionary for students