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Examples of front money in a Sentence
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After clearing the debris and restoring water and power, the town had to get the state of Florida to front money before applying for FEMA reimbursement.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2022
Taxi services have been tapping into their reserves or getting loans to front money to drivers.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
The athletic department would pay for the construction of the boards, with the up-front money coming from a bond.
—David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2022
Under that system, community groups such as Día de la Mujer Latina and the Latino Cancer Institute front money for their NIH projects and get paid back later.
—Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022
West Allis Economic Development Executive Director Patrick Schloss said the limited guaranty agreement is not a loan, and the city isn't providing any up-front money.
—Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2021
The circus’s investors, who were supposed to front money for room and board, stopped answering their phones.
—Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 27 July 2020
If there is no season, they won’t be paid with the exception of up-front money.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2020
Whales typically have a budget (front money or a credit line) ranging anywhere from $1M to $20M and in a weekend could easily be up or down millions.
—Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Front money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20money. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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