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单词 prest
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Definition of prest in English:

prest

noun prɛst
rare, historical
  • 1A payment or wages in advance; money paid on account to enable a person to proceed with an undertaking.

  • 2An advance of money; a loan; especially one made to a monarch in an emergency; a forced loan; a bequest, gift, or grant.

  • 3A charge, duty, or tax; a deduction made from or in connection with a payment.

Origin

Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French prest (French prêt) action of putting a thing at a person's disposal, action of lending, a thing lent, an advance of money, money allocated in advance to soldiers and non-commissioned officers for petty expenses, wages paid in advance, in Anglo-Norman also alms, a gift from prester.

Definition of prest in US English:

prest

nounprɛst
rare, historical
  • 1A payment or wages in advance; money paid on account to enable a person to proceed with an undertaking.

  • 2An advance of money; a loan; especially one made to a monarch in an emergency; a forced loan; a bequest, gift, or grant.

  • 3A charge, duty, or tax; a deduction made from or in connection with a payment.

Origin

Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French prest (French prêt) action of putting a thing at a person's disposal, action of lending, a thing lent, an advance of money, money allocated in advance to soldiers and non-commissioned officers for petty expenses, wages paid in advance, in Anglo-Norman also alms, a gift from prester.

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