An advance of money; a loan; esp. one made to a monarch in an emergency; a forced loan; a bequest, gift, or grant. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > loan > forced (4) prest?c1430 An advance of money; a loan; esp. one made to a monarch in an emergency; a forced loan; a bequest, gift, or grant. Also figurative. loan1439 National finance. A contribution of money, formerly often a forced one, from private individuals or public bodies, towards the expenses of the… press money1561 An advance of money, a loan; esp. to the monarch in an emergency. Cf. prest, n. 2. Obsolete. Morton's Fork1847 Originally: John Morton's (supposed) method of levying forced loans by arguing that those who were obviously rich could afford to pay, and those who… |
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