1
: a short writing (such as a certificate, schedule, or list)
2
: a small piece
3
a
: any of various documents used as evidence that the holder or bearer is entitled to receive something (such as a fractional share of stock or an allotment of land)
b
: paper currency or a token issued for temporary use in an emergency
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Geiger, who owns around 72.4 percent of the beauty group, offered shareholders a choice between $4.35 per share in cash and a scrip alternative, which would allow shareholders to receive 10 shares in the new private entity for every share held.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Miners were usually not paid in U.S. currency but in company scrip, which could only be redeemed at the company store.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
Telecom major Safaricom, NSE’s biggest scrip by average capitalization, lost 36.4% of its value, adding to foreign investors’ fears.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
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OptumRx should also see higher sales amid drug price inflation and more number of scrips filed.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Geiger, who owns around 72.4 percent of the beauty group, offered shareholders a choice between $4.35 per share in cash and a scrip alternative, which would allow shareholders to receive 10 shares in the new private entity for every share held.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Miners were usually not paid in U.S. currency but in company scrip, which could only be redeemed at the company store.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
Telecom major Safaricom, NSE’s biggest scrip by average capitalization, lost 36.4% of its value, adding to foreign investors’ fears.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Scrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrip. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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