to put or have morepayments,charges,activities, etc.closeto thebeginningof aperiod:Thetrainingprogrammeis front-loaded so that youbegintoacquireknowledgeandskillsrightat thestart.In thistypeofagreement, theintereston theloanis front-loaded, and at first you will not bepayingoff much of thecapitalsum.
front-loading
noun[U]The front-loading ofmanagementfeesmakes earlyrepaymentof adebtlessattractivefinancially.(Definition offront-loadfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffront-load
front-loadWe have to do more on the labour market and, as you say,front-loadinvestments.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThat is why we believe that for countries to come together andfront-loaddevelopment aid through an international borrowing facility is the best way forward.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0There is much that they can do, if they choose, tofront-loadtheir expenditure.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Whether that is right or wrong, there is no doubt that front-loaded costs will, for the first time, be imposed on the seller, not the buyer.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/front-load##
