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front-load
[
adjective
fruhnt
-lohd;
verb
fruhnt
-
lohd
]
/
adjective
ˈfrʌntˌloʊd;
verb
ˈfrʌntˈloʊd/
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adjective
1.
Also,
front-loaded
.
front-loading
(def 1).
verb (used with object)
2.
to load or fill from the front:
to front-load a washing machine; to front-load a video recorder.
3.
to put in from the front; insert:
to front-load eight pounds of clothing; to front-load a cassette.
4.
to make fees, costs, commissions, etc., applicable at the beginning of (a contract, designated period, or the like):
The striking teachers prefer to front-load their fringe benefits.
Compare
back-load
.
5.
to concentrate maximum effort on (an activity) at the outset:
The politician front-loaded his campaigning.
Origin of
front-load
Expand
1975-1980
First recorded in
1975-80
front load
noun
1.
front-end load
.
Origin
Expand
First recorded in
1975-80
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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