scrip

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Recent Examples of scrip 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 If that happens, then the ticket credits will fly away, leaving tens of thousands of passengers holding worthless airline scrip. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2020 The number of investors in the scrips increased from 857 to 55,343, Moneycontrol reported. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for scrip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrip
Noun
  • The United States has invested hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Some Hamptons workers who are in the country legally have spent tens of thousands of dollars to file immigration paperwork but are afraid that they might be harassed or detained regardless of their status.
    Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike paper money, gold is a physical asset with intrinsic value.
    Mitch Salchow, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • World & Nation Amid a cash shortage in Gaza, paper money is starting to disintegrate, adding to desperation Dec. 5, 2024 The Israeli military often takes months to respond to medical evacuation requests, and the number of evacuations has plunged in recent months.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Chinese offshore yuan has fallen nearly 2.5% against the greenback since Donald Trump’s election victory in November, after recouping some of the losses in recent weeks.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • With the rupee hitting record lows against the greenback, any cuts to the bank’s policy rate could spark a further rise in domestic inflation, putting further pressure on the currency and likely triggering capital outflows.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Medicaid pays for 6 out of 10 of residents in nursing homes, with 5.6 million Americans counting on Medicaid for their long-term care bills.
    Nik Popli / Washington, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Congress must pass a spending bill by March 14, or the federal government will shut down.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Any private or novelty banknotes featuring Trump or any other figure are merely commemorative items or collectibles with no official monetary value.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Small-business owners like him were most affected by the Modi government’s mistakes, such as the surprise decision in 2016 to cancel large-currency banknotes, a misguided effort to curtail money laundering that left ordinary people desperate for cash.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The group expects a return to revenue growth and positive cash generation this year along with steady margins.
    Giulio Piovaccari, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.
    Royston Wild, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In the last few months, the digital currency attained fresh, all-time highs on anticipation surrounding the policy changes that could materialize as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump securing reelection and the Republicans taking control of both the House and Senate.
    Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • If the ruble stayed at the current level, the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia may have to take action to weaken it, such as through a temporary decrease in foreign currency sales.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But professional and personal challenges preceded the LP's success: In 1998, the Backstreet Boys left their management group and were entangled in a lawsuit with businessman Lou Pearlman over the amount of money earned for their first two albums.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • When people can hold, trade and invest in these tools with micro-amounts of money, the gap between the haves and have-nots begins to shrink.
    Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Scrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrip. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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