front-loading

[ fruhnt-loh-ding ]

adjective

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

noun

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

Words Nearby front-loading

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How to use front-loading in a sentence

This rule was put in place to stop the front-loading of the system.
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