imprest
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Definition of imprest
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, obsolete, participle, past)simple past and past participle of impress
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verb
- (form-of, obsolete, participle, past)simple past and past participle of impress
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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”
noun
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An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.
“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.”
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Etymology
Prefix form of prest, perhaps after Italian imprestare, or perhaps from a misunderstanding of the phrase in prest.
Words you can make from imprest
176 playable · top: PERMITS (11 pts)
Best play permits 11 points6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
50 words- PERMS 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMS 9 pts
- PRISM 9 pts
- SPERM 9 pts
- TEMPI 9 pts
- TEMPS 9 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- EMITS 7 pts
- ITEMS 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- METIS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITES 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PISTE 7 pts
- PREST 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
- SMITE 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPIRT 7 pts
- SPITE 7 pts
- SPRIT 7 pts
- STIME 7 pts
- STIPE 7 pts
- STIRP 7 pts
- STREP 7 pts
- STRIP 7 pts
- TERMS 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- TIMES 7 pts
- TREMS 7 pts
- TRIMS 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- TRIPS 7 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- IMPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- TEMP 8 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PITS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SEPT 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SMIT 6 pts
- SPIT 6 pts
- STEM 6 pts
- STEP 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- TIPS 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- IMP 7 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- PST 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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