front-load

verb

ˈfrənt-ˌlōd 

front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads

transitive verb

: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)

Examples of front-load in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

China released trade data overnight showing a slowdown in manufacturing growth in April compared to March, when orders were front-loaded ahead of tariffs. —Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

There has been no weakness in the credit-card business and consumers are front-loading some spending over concerns about price increases, Barnum added. —Niket Nishant and Nupur Anand, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025

Importers have already scrambled to front-load shipments ahead of tariff hikes, distorting gross domestic product growth figures in Q1 2025 while setting up a drag for Q2. —Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Those offers would likely be front-loaded to avoid infringing on the $20.8 million cap coming with revenue-sharing as part of the NCAA v. House settlement. —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for front-load

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad