Imprest /(ĭm*prĕst")/

Im·prest

Imprest

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n. Impresting

  1. To advance on loan.

Imprest

n.
  1. A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment.
    The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received.