Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprest

/ɪmˈpɹɛst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-prest
IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɛst/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of impress

Obsolete

noun

An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.

verb

To advance funds on loan.

Example Sentences

"Calling on Lacon at the Cabinet Office to deliver the Circus's monthly imprest account for his inspection, he had been astonished to see Sam emerging from his private office, joking easily with Lacon and Saul Enderby of the Foreign Office."
"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"

Etymology

Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstanding of the phrase in prest.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪmˈpɹɛst/

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Finance.

Inflected Forms

imprests (plural) imprests (present, singular) impresting (participle, present) imprested (participle, past) imprested (past)

Homonyms

impressed

Questions

How do you pronounce imprest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹɛst/.
What does imprest mean?: simple past and past participle of impress
Where does imprest come from?: Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstanding of the phrase in prest.

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