noun

Etymology: ME scrippe < ML scrippa: see scarf

noun

1. a brief writing, as a note, list, receipt, etc.
2. a small piece or scrap, esp. of paper
3. a certificate of a right to receive something; specif.,
   1. a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock
   2. a temporary paper to be exchanged for money, goods, land, etc.
   3. ☆ a certificate of indebtedness, issued as currency, as by a local government during a financial depression
4. ☆ paper money in amounts of less than a dollar, formerly issued in the U.S.; fractional currency

Etymology: contr. < script