Definition of prompt

• n. - A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
• v. t. - To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
• v. t. - To suggest; to dictate.
• v. t. - To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.