prest

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
prest1  (prest),USA pronunciation adj. [Obs.]
  1. ready.
  • Late Latin praestus ready. See presto
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1250–1300

prest2  (prest),USA pronunciation n. [Obs.]
  1. a loan.
  2. an advance payment on wages.
  3. British Terms, MilitarySee prest money. 
  • Latin praestāre to perform, vouch for, excel (Medieval Latin: to lend), literally, to stand in front. See pre-, stand
  • Middle French prest, Old French, noun, nominal derivative of prester to lend
  • late Middle English prest(e) 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prest / prɛst/
  1. prepared for action or use; ready
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Late Latin praestus ready to hand; see presto
prest / prɛst/
  1. a loan of money
Etymology: 16th Century: originally, loan money offered as an inducement to recruits, from Old French: advance pay in the army, from prester to lend, from Latin praestāre to provide, from prae before + stāre to stand
'prest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
culprit - high priest - impress - imprest fund - press - press money - prest money - prestidigitation - priest

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