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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of front-loading¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

While tech companies tend to over-order chips to hedge against supply risks in boom periods, the front-loading could cause corrections across the supply chain if AI momentum slows, she notes.

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Export growth is projected to ease to 3.1% in 2H from 3.8% in 1H given the impact of U.S. tariffs and fading front-loading effects, it says.

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“Other major economies are showing signs of waning of the front-loading,” the IMF said.

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Risks include the payback of front-loading, rising import restrictions and a potential delay in Seoul-Washington trade negotiations, Oh says.

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"Growth is expected to soften noticeably in the second half of this year, as front-loading activity unwinds and higher effective tariff rates on imports to the United States and China dampen investment and trade growth," it said.

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