Imprest \Im*prest"\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]st"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p.
{Imprested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impresting}.] [Pref. im- +
prest: cf. It. imprestare. See {Prest}, n.]
To advance on loan. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Imprest \Im"prest\ ([i^]m"pr[e^]st), n. [Cf. It. impresto,
imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See {Imprest}, v. t., and
{Impress} compulsion to serve.]
A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money
advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. --Burke.
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The clearing of their imprests for what little of their
debts they have received. --Pepys.