scrips

1. a provisional certificate of money subscribed to a bank or company, entitling the holder to a formal certificate and dividends.
2. a certificate entitling the holder to acquire possession of certain portions of public land.
3. paper money in amounts of less than a dollar.

late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘a short note or document’): probably an alteration of scrap¹; scrip¹ (sense 1) is an abbreviation of subscription receipt .

plural noun

a small bag or pouch, typically one carried by a pilgrim, shepherd, or beggar.

Middle English: probably a shortening of Old French escrepe ‘purse’.

plural noun

another term for script².