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Imprest
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To advance on loan. Burke.