Meaning of 'imprest'

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Meaning of ‘imprest’

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imprest

To advance on loan. Burke. 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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