The Collaborative International Dictionary
Imprest
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.
Imprest
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.
The clearing of their imprests for what little of their
debts they have received.
--Pepys.
Wiktionary
imprest
n. An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee. (from 16th c.) vb. To advance on loan.