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Scrip
A scrip (or chit in India) is any substitute for legal tender. It is often a form of credit. Scrips have been created for payment of employees under truck systems, and for use in local commerce at times when regular currency was unavailable, for example in remote coal towns, military bases, ships on long voyages, or occupied countries in wartime. Besides company scrip, other forms of scrip include land scrip, vouchers, token coins such as subway tokens, IOUs, arcade tokens and tickets, and points on some credit cards.
Scrips have gained historical importance and become a subject of study in numismatics and exonumia due to their wide variety and recurring use. Scrip behaves similarly to a currency, and as such can be used to study monetary economics.
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Script (noun)
A writing; a written document.
“cursive|hand|handwriting|manuscript”
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Script (noun)
Written characters; style of writing.
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Script (noun)
Type made in imitation of handwriting.
“cursive”
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Script (noun)
An original instrument or document.
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Script (noun)
The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
“screenplay|teleplay”
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Script (noun)
A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
“batch file|macro|shell script”
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Script (noun)
A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
“language script|writing system”
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Script (noun)
An abbreviation for a prescription.
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Script (verb)
To make or write a script.
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Scrip (noun)
A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
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Scrip (noun)
Small change.
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Scrip (noun)
A scrap of paper.
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Scrip (noun)
A document certifying possession of land, or in lieu of money.
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Scrip (noun)
A truck system; chit.
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Scrip (noun)
Any substitute for legal tender that is produced by a natural person or private legal person and is often a form of credit.
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Scrip (noun)
A share certificate.
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Scrip (noun)
A medical prescription.