The term COMPANY STORE MONEY can be summarized as 'scrip, ' which is a type of currency issued by a company to its employees. This form of currency was used in the 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in mining towns, as a way for companies to pay their workers without having to use traditional money. Scrip could only be used at the company store, meaning that the company had a monopoly on the goods and services available to its employees.