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- a provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends（签发给银行或公司、赋予持有者拥有正式凭证和红利的）临时通货凭证。
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- mass noun such certificates collectively总称临时凭证。
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- （亦作scrip issue或dividend）Finance an issue of additional shares to shareholders in proportion to the shares already held【财政】（与所持股份成比例的）增发股票。
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- （亦作land scrip）N. Amer. a certificate entitling the holder to acquire possession of certain portions of public land〈北美〉公共土地持有证。
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- mass noun US historical paper money in amounts of less than a dollar〈美史〉面值一美元以下的纸币。
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mid 18th cent.: abbreviation of subscription 'receipt'.
- historical a small bag or pouch, typically one carried by a pilgrim, shepherd, or beggar〈史〉（尤指朝圣者、牧羊人或乞丐携带的）小包, 袋。
词源
Middle English:probably a shortening of Old French escrepe 'purse'.