1. plural of scrip: certificates or receipts showing that the holder is entitled to receive something (such as a fractional share of stock)
Usage: finance
2. plural of scrip: paper money issued for temporary use in place of standard currency
Usage: historical; finance

Examples

• The company issued scrips to shareholders instead of cash dividends.
• During the Depression, some towns used scrips as local currency.
• Investors received scrips for their fractional stock holdings.
• The mining company paid workers with scrips redeemable at the company store.
• These scrips can be exchanged for actual shares once the merger is complete.
• Historical scrips from the Civil War era are now valuable collectibles.