imprest

n. 预付款 a. 预付的

发音

UK /ˈɪmpɹɛst/
UK /ɪmˈpɹɛst/
其它

词形变化

imprests 复数 imprests imprests 三单 impresting 现在分词 imprested 过去式 imprested 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of impress

    废旧
  2. 1.

    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

词源

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

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