cash up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Investors should look to see whether anyone else pays cash up front to lock in wafers, which would be a measure of how little faith buyers have in the open market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
After only 16 months, Mattel sold it for no cash up front and an undisclosed cut of future profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The firm receives the cash up front and is obligated to deliver energy to the municipal utility company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Yet, it’s a strategy that requires the team to pay a lot of cash up front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
I pulled the leather petty-cash envelope out of my pocket and counted the cash up in my head.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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