The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
imprest — im‧prest [ɪmˈprest] noun [uncountable] ACCOUNTING a sum of money given to someone in an organization to make small payments: • This petty cash is kept on the imprest system, whereby the petty cashier is entrusted with a fixed sum of money. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Imprest — Im prest ([i^]m pr[e^]st), n. [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See {Imprest}, v. t., and {Impress} compulsion to serve.] A kind of earnest money; loan; specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imprest — index loan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
imprest — [im′prest΄] n. [It impresto, a loan < (dare) in prestito, (to give) in loan < in, in + prestito, a loan < prestare, to lend < L praestare, to become surety for, lit., to stand before < prae , before + stare, to STAND] a loan or… … English World dictionary
imprest — noun Etymology: obsolete imprest to lend, probably from Italian imprestare Date: 1568 a loan or advance of money … New Collegiate Dictionary
imprest — imprest1 /im prest/, n. an advance of money; loan. [1560 70; prob. n. use of obs. v. imprest to advance money to < It imprestare < L im IM 1 + praestare to be responsible for (prae PRE + stare to STAND, influenced in sense by praes, s. praed… … Universalium
imprest — im•prest [[t]ˈɪm prɛst[/t]] n. an advance of money; loan • Etymology: 1560–70; prob. n. use of obs. v. imprest to advance money to < It imprestare … From formal English to slang
imprest — I. /ˈɪmprɛst / (say imprest) noun 1. an advance of money, especially for some public business. 2. History an advance payment made to a soldier or sailor at enlistment. {im 1 + prest (from Old French prester lend, from Medieval Latin imprestare to …
imprest — See auditors of the imprest … Ballentine's law dictionary
imprest system — noun (commerce) A method of maintaining a cash fund, eg petty cash, in which a fixed amount or float is regularly topped up from central funds, reimbursing the fund for incidental expenses • • • Main Entry: ↑imprest … Useful english dictionary
