IMPRESTS

Noun

imprests

plural of imprest

Verb

imprests

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprest

Anagrams

• impresst, spermist

Source: Wiktionary


IMPREST

Im*prest" (, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n. Impresting.] Etym: [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest, n.]

Definition: To advance on loan. Burke.

Im"prest, n. Etym: [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve.]

Definition: A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke. The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. Pepys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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