Cash substitute

The answer

SCRIP

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCRIP answer page.

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• IOU (4 uses in xd)

Other clues for SCRIP

Every other clue in this collection answered by SCRIP, most used first.

• Money substitute - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Temporary currency - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Makeshift money - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Certificate. - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Temporary money - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Rx - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Pharmacy order, for short - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Emergency money - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• "Paper" money. - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
• Rx, for short - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Fractional currency. - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Chocolate substitute - CAROB, used 141 times
• Continental cash - EUROS, used 39 times
• Soap substitute - AMOLE, used 31 times
• Cash - MONEY, used 30 times
• Cash drawers - TILLS, used 22 times
• Cuban cash - PESOS, used 19 times

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