Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Imprest /(ĭm*prĕst")/ · Im·prest · IPA /ɪmˈpɹɛst/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To advance on loan. imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n. Impresting 1. To advance on loan. 02 n. A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. 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.” — Pepys.