front-loading

[ fruhnt-loh-ding ]

adjective
  1. designed to be loaded, supplied, or tended from the front: a front-loading washer.

noun
  1. the act or practice of concentrating something at the beginning of a process or period: With the front-loading of commissions on insurance premiums, salespeople have less incentive to ensure that customers keep their policies for a long time.

Origin of front-loading

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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