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imprest
An imprest is an advance of money paid by the government to someone doing work for the government, or a petty cash fund used by businesses to meet expenses. (noun)
- An example of an imprest is when the government prepays someone building a school to buy some materials so that the school can be built.
- An example of an imprest is a fund used by a business to pay for small expenses.
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