imprest

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛst/ ==== Verb ==== imprest (obsolete) simple past and past participle of impress === Etymology 2 === Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstanding of the phrase in prest. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪmpɹɛst/ ==== Noun ==== imprest (plural imprests) An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee. [from 16th c.] ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== imprest (third-person singular simple present imprests, present participle impresting, simple past and past participle imprested) To advance funds on loan. February 23 1780, Edmund Burke, Establism Bill it shall not be lawful to imprest or issue to the paymaster general of his majesty's land forces === Anagrams === mipster, permits, primest