IMPRESTS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Imprest

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from the earlier phrase in prest ‘as a loan’, influenced by Italian or medieval Latin imprestare ‘lend’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈɪmprɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a fund used by a business for small items of expenditure and restored to a fixed amount periodically

Short Definition:

fund used by business for small items of expenditure

Examples:
  • this petty cash is kept on the imprest system

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