1. A sum of money advanced or lent, especially by a government or employer to an employee for expenses to be accounted for later.
Usage: Often used in business and government contexts.; Plural form of imprest.

1. To advance or lend money to someone, typically for business or official purposes.
Usage: Third-person singular present tense of imprest.; Less common than the noun form.

Examples

• The company provides imprests to traveling employees to cover hotel and meal expenses.
• She received an imprest of $500 for the conference trip.
• The government imprests funds to departments at the beginning of the fiscal year.
• Employees must submit receipts to account for their imprests within 30 days.
• The manager imprests a small amount to each team member for office supplies.
• Imprests are commonly used in organizations to streamline expense management.