Imprest

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An advance or a loan of funds, especially for services rendered to a government.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To advance on loan.
  • n. A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A former and still occasional spelling of impressed, preterit and past participle of impress.
  • To advance on loan.
  • n. A form of loan; money advanced. See the extract.
  • Word Usage
    "I know of no other use of the word "imprest" as a substantive; and though we see "debenture" often enough in railway reports, I cannot perceive the analogy between its meanings in the two cases."
    Form
    imprested    impresting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    loan    advanced   
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