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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Imprest \Im*prest"\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]st"), verb (used with an object) [ imp. & p. p. {Imprested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impresting}.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See {Prest}, noun] To advance on loan. --Burke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Imprest \Im"prest\ ([i^]m"pr[e^]st), noun [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See {Imprest}, verb (used with an object), 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.
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