"imprest" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪmpɹɛst/ [UK] Forms: imprests [plural]
Etymology: Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstand of the phrase in prest. Head templates: {{en-noun}} imprest (plural imprests)
  1. An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee. Categories (topical): Finance Translations (an advance of funds): avans (Azerbaijani), beh (Azerbaijani), аванс (avans) [masculine] (Bulgarian), előleg (Hungarian), költségelőleg (Hungarian), panjar (Malay)
    Sense id: en-imprest-en-noun-y95GiKx4 Disambiguation of Finance: 46 11 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 9 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 11 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 39 16 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɛst/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imprest.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} imprest
  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of impress Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: impress Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-imprest-en-verb-y7wjlrFF Disambiguation of Finance: 46 11 42 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 11 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 39 16 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪmpɹɛst/ [UK] Forms: imprests [present, singular, third-person], impresting [participle, present], imprested [participle, past], imprested [past]
Etymology: Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstand of the phrase in prest. Head templates: {{en-verb}} imprest (third-person singular simple present imprests, present participle impresting, simple past and past participle imprested)
  1. To advance funds on loan. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-imprest-en-verb-YSePLxZv Disambiguation of Finance: 46 11 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 9 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 11 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 39 16 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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