upfront
Britishadjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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Both of them want nothing more than to forge a path for themselves in their respective crafts — Marty’s just far more upfront about it.
From Salon
In another change to typical Hollywood practices, Netflix paid generous upfront fees to producers rather than having them participate in back-end profits.
One strategy to avoid a refund is to change your paycheck withholding amounts to pay less tax over the year and have more money in your paycheck upfront.
From MarketWatch
High upfront costs and the lack of adequate charging infrastructure in parts of the 27-nation union mean consumers have been slow to warm to EVs, producers say.
From Barron's
That strategy meant significant upfront costs and, now, depreciating assets.
From Barron's
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