an advance (of money) made to one who is charged with some business by the state, to enable him to proceed with the discharge of the same, imprest system - system of controlling petty cash, where cash is paid out against a written receipt and the receipt is used to get more cash to bring the float to the original level, petty cash - small amount of money kept in an office to pay small debts, imprest system - kassafondisüsteem. Rahaliste kulutuste reguleerimise süsteem, mille puhul luuakse kindla suurusega rahaline kassafond ning täiendatakse seda perioodiliselt täpselt kulutustele vastava summaga, et taastada kassafondi esialgne suurus