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PREST

Definition: PREST

PREST

1. Imp. & p. p. of Press.

Adjective

1. Neat; tidy; proper.

2. Ready; prompt; prepared.

Noun

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

2. Ready money; a loan of money.

Transitive verb

1. To give as a loan; to lend.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "PREST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references)


Abbreviations & Acronyms: PREST

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

PREST

EnglishPolicy Research in Engineering Science and TechnologyN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: PREST

English words defined with "PREST": Press money. (references)
Etymologies containing "PREST": Prestimony, Presto, Purpresture. (references)
Non-English Usage: "PREST" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Manx (wardrobe).

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Commercial Usage: PREST

DomainTitle

Books

  • Hedemarkens geistlige antikviteter : om prest, kirke og allmue i gammel tid (reference)

  • Jrgen Moe, folkeminnesamler, dikter, prest (reference)

  • Prest og bonde : Gjerdrum-presten Hans Andreas Hjorts opptegnelser 1714-1758 (reference)

  • Tooth Fairy: Prest Chang-O (Theatre Series) [UNABRIDGED] (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: PREST

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The last offer of reconciliation in remembrance of Prest. A. Lincolns. "The door is open for all". Credit: Library of Congress.

Prest. Cleveland and his cabinet / Forbes Co., Boston. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: PREST

"PREST" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 81.58% of the time. "PREST" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)81.58%3162,296
Noun (common)15.79%6143,867
Adjective (superlative)2.63%1339,140
                    Total100.00%38N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: PREST

The following table summarizes the usage of "PREST" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
PrestLast name20037,113
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: PREST

Expression using "PREST": Prest money. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "PREST": Sta-prest.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PREST

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

prest

17

lite o prest

15

få navn og organis prest på

11

f navn og organis p prest

4

metal prest

3

fit o prest

3

hydra prest

2

prest rack

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PREST

Language Translations for "PREST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Farsi 

  

پیش پرداخت (Prepayment), قرضه (Loan), قرض (Debt, Loan), وام (Debt, Loan). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

présel (press, squeeze, to emboss, to jam, to press, to squeeze, to tool), présbe tesz, nyom (clew, clue, foil, imprint, Mark, push, reminiscence, sign, slot, spoor, to run off, to stress, trace, tracing, track, trail, vestige, wake), összefacsar, összenyom (squeeze, to compress, to crush up, to press, to squash, to squeeze), összeszorít (clench, to clamp, to clench, to constrict, to crowd), összeszorul (to close up, to crush up), befolyással van (to press), domborít (emboss, to boss, to chase, to crease, to cup, to emboss, to hog, to relieve), kényszerít (coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, force, oblige, to apply the screws, to coerce, to compel, to concuss, to constrain, to cow, to fag, to force sy into doing sg, to hijack, to necessitate, to oblige, to put the screws on, to will, to will sy into doing sg), kiprésel (screw out of, to crush, to crush out, to extrude, to force out, to screw out, to squash), kisajtol (to crush out, to extrude, to press), kivasal (iron out, press, to iron out, to press), leszorít (tie down, to clamp, to fasten, to keep down, to strangulate), átölel (enclasp, inarm, to caress, to clasp, to cuddle, to embrace, to press, to twine), megnyom (to depress, to press, to push), vasal (to goose, to iron, to plate, to press), nyomul (to press), ránehezedik (to oppress, weigh on), rányom, sürget (hasten, push, to exhort, to expedite, to fillip, to force sy's hand, to importune, to precipitate, to press forward, to press on, to push, to push on, to rush), sajtol (to extrude, to press), siettet (accelerate, anticipate, bustle, expedite, hasten, hurry, hurry up, press on, to accelerate, to antedate, to anticipate, to be not slow to, to expedite, to precipitate, to press forward, to press on, urge), simít (slick, smooth, to dub, to enamel, to glaze, to gloss, to smooth, to stroke, to surface), szorong (to press), tolong (crowd, crush, to crowd, to crush, to press, to rush, to squash), mángorol (calender, mangle, to mangle, to plate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

estpray

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: PREST

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 23, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintO de arciereuV ananiaV epetaxen toiV parestwsin autw tuptein autou to stoma
Latin405VulgatePrinceps autem sacerdotum Ananias praecepit adstantibus sibi percutere os eius
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Anany, prince of prestis, comaundide to men that stoden nyy hym, that thei schulden smyte his mouth.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThe hye prest Ananias comaunded the that stode by to smyte him on the mouth.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike him on the mouth.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: PREST

LanguageActs Chapter 23, Verse 2
AlbanianKryeprifti Anania u dha urdhër atëherë atyre që ishin pranë tij ta godisnin në gojë.
CebuanoUg ang labawng sacerdote nga si Ananias misugo kanila nga nagtindog tupad kang Pablo sa pagsagpa sa iyang baba.
Chinese大 祭 司 亞 拿 尼 亞 、 就 吩 ' 旁 邊 站 著 的 人 " 他 的 嘴 。
CroatianNato veliki sveæenik Ananija naredi onima što stajahu uza nj da ga udare po ustima.
DanishMen Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slå ham på Munden.
DutchMaar de hogepriester Ananias beval dengenen, die bij hem stonden, dat zij hem op den mond zouden slaan.
FinnishMutta ylimmäinen pappi Ananias käski lähellä seisovia lyömään häntä vasten suuta.
FrenchLe souverain sacrificateur Ananias ordonna ceux qui étaient près de lui de le frapper sur la bouche.
GermanDer Hohepriester aber, Ananias, befahl denen, die um ihn standen, daß sie ihm aufs Maul schlügen.
HungarianAnaniás fõpap pedig megparancsolá azoknak, kik õ mellette állanak vala, hogy üssék õt szájon.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariWaktu Paulus berkata begitu, Imam Agung Ananias menyuruh orang yang berdiri di sebelah Paulus menampar mulut Paulus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka Ananias, Imam Besar itu pun, menyuruhkan orang yang berdiri dekat Paulus menamparkan mulutnya.
MaoriNa ka mea a Anania tohunga nui ki te hunga e tu ana i tona taha, kia pakia tona mangai.
NorwegianYpperstepresten Ananias bød da dem som stod der, å slå ham på munnen.
PortugueseMas o sumo sacerdote, Ananias, mandou aos que estavam junto dele que o ferissem na boca.   
RumanianMarele preot Anania a poruncit celor ce stqteau lkngq el sq -l loveascq peste gurq.
RussianрЕТЧПУЧСЭЕООЙЛ ЦЕ бОБОЙС УФПСЧЫЙН ЕТЕ" ОЙН ТЙЛБЪБМ 'ЙФШ ЕЗП П ХУФБН.
ShuarPapru nuna takui Israer-patri uuntri Ananías, ni suntarin Paprui ayamas pujuarmia nuna "Wenunam awatiarum" Tímiayi.
SwahiliHapo Kuhani Mkuu Anania akaamuru wale waliokuwa wamesimama karibu na Paulo wampige kofi mdomoni.
UmaNto'u-na Paulus mololita hewa toe, Imam Bohe Ananias mpohubui tauna to hi ncori Paulus mpohopo' -i.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: PREST

Derivations

Words beginning with "PREST": prestamp, prestamped, prestamping, prestamps, prester, presterilize, presterilized, presterilizes, presterilizing, presters, prestidigitation, prestidigitations, prestidigitator, prestidigitators, prestige, prestigeful, prestiges, prestigious, prestigiously, prestigiousness, prestigiousnesses, prestissimo, presto, prestorage, prestorages, prestos, prestress, prestressed, prestresses, prestressing, prestrike, prestructure, prestructured, prestructures, prestructuring, prests. (additional references)

Words ending with "PREST": imprest. (additional references)

Words containing "PREST": imprests. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "PREST"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "PREST" (pronounced pre"st)
5p r e" s tcompressed, depressed, expressed, impressed, oppressed, pressed, repressed, suppressed, unimpressed.
4-r e" s tabreast, addressed, breast, crest, digressed, distressed, dressed, progressed, rest, stressed, transgressed, unaddressed, undressed, unrest, wrest.
3-e" s tacquiesced, arrest, assessed, attest, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, Celeste, chest, coalesced, confessed, congest, detest, digest, dispossessed, divest, fessed, finessed, gest, guessed, guest, infest, ingest, invest, jest, lest, messed, molest, nest, northwest, obsessed, pest, possessed, professed, quest, rearrest, reassessed, recessed, reinvest, repossessed, request, retest, southwest, suggest, test, vest, West, zest.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: PREST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: strep.

Words within the letters "e-p-r-s-t"

-1 letter: erst, pert, pest, pets, reps, rest, rets, sept, step.

-2 letters: ers, per, pes, pet, rep, res, ret, ser, set.

-3 letters: er, es, et, pe, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-p-r-s-t"
 

+1 letter: erupts, esprit, paster, paters, pester, peters, poster, prates, preset, presto, prests, priest, purest, repast, repots, respot, ripest, sprent, sprite, stoper, streps, stripe, tapers, topers, trapes, tripes, tropes, twerps.

 

+2 letters: arpents, carpets, copters, departs, deports, entraps, esparto, esprits, experts, exports, gypster, hipster, imprest, palters, parents, pargets, parties, pastern, pasters, pastier, pasture, patters, patzers, pelters, penster, permits, persalt, persist, pertest, pesters, pestier, petards, petrels, petrols, petrous, petters, pewters, piaster, piastre, pirates, pitiers, plaster, platers, poorest, porters, postern, posters, posture, pothers, potters, potzers, pouters, powters, praters, preacts, precast, precuts, present, presets, presift, presort, prester, prestos, pretest, pretors, priests, privets, projets, prosect, prostie, proteas, protest, proteus, prowest, psalter, pterins, punster, punters, putters, pyrites, recepts, redtops, repasts, repeats, repents, replots, reports, reposit, reputes, respect, respelt, respite, resplit, respots, restamp, retapes, retypes, riposte, ropiest, scepter, sceptre, seaport, serpent, sparest, spatter, specter, spectra, spectre, spelter, spirted, spitter, sported, sporter, spotter, spouter, spriest, sprites, spryest, spurted, spurtle, sputter, stamper, stapler, steeper, stepper, stirpes, stomper, stooper, stopers, stopper, striped, striper, stripes, strophe, stumper, sumpter, tampers, tappers, tapster, tempers, tephras, thorpes, threaps, threeps, tippers, tipsier, tipster, toppers, traipse, trepans, triceps, triples, trompes, troupes, uprates, upstare, uptears.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PREST


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 52 45 53 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .-.    .    ...    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#82 &#69 &#83 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0052 0045 0053 0054

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5052395354

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Bible Trace
11. Abbreviations
12. Acronyms
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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