\Im*prest"\, 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.

\Im"prest\, 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.