What does front-load mean?
Front-load means (transitive) To assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible..
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(transitive) To assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible..
We front-loaded the fees on the project.
We front-loaded the project with fees.
In a sense, it would be comforting to find that front-loading had developed out of a conscious and deliberate policy, for that would imply that the problem could be readily remedied.
This is a front-load fund, with 4.5% coming off the top.
A new front-load washing machine uses less water than a top-load.
Use front-load when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Front-load means (transitive) To assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We front-loaded the fees on the project.
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