front-load
verb
front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads
: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)
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Use 2 teaspoons of liquid laundry detergent per average-sized load in a front-load or top-load high-efficiency washer.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Passive revenue is about front-loading your effort.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Fashion, consumer goods, technology and electronics that were typically shipped between April and June ahead of the summer retail cycle, were largely front-loaded this year, as shippers accelerated deliveries to avoid the impact of incoming tariffs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
But the high growth rates of the card, coupled with accounting requirements that forced it to front-load reserves for future losses, caught Goldman flat footed.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Passive revenue is about front-loading your effort.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Fashion, consumer goods, technology and electronics that were typically shipped between April and June ahead of the summer retail cycle, were largely front-loaded this year, as shippers accelerated deliveries to avoid the impact of incoming tariffs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
But the high growth rates of the card, coupled with accounting requirements that forced it to front-load reserves for future losses, caught Goldman flat footed.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for front-load
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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