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| im·prest [ im prést ] (plural im·prests) |
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1. advance of money: an advance payment of money, especially to somebody who is to carry out business for a government
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2. loan to draw on: a loan, usually in the form of a petty cash account, that can be drawn on as needed
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3. advance payment: a payment formerly made in advance to a British soldier or sailor on enlistment
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| [Mid-16th century. <im-2 + obsolete prest "loan" < Old French< prester "lend" < Latin praesto "at hand"] |
