prest English

Meaning prest meaning

What does prest mean?

prest noun

— (rare) A payment of wages in advance

— A loan or advance (of money)

— A tax or duty

— (obsolete) A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment

— (legal) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

prest verb

— (obsolete, transitive) To give as a loan; to lend.

prest adjective

— (obsolete) Ready; prompt; prepared.

— (obsolete) Neat; tidy; proper.