Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To arrange or plan (a schedule, project, or process, for example) so that a large portion of activity occurs in an early period.
- transitive verb To incur or pay off (expenses, for example) in an early period of a fiscal arrangement.
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- verb transitive To assign to the initial periods.
- noun Attributive form of
front load . - adjective Designed to be loaded from the front.
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Examples
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He had the courage to front-load the pain and back-load the pleasure on the most serious issues.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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He had the courage to front-load the pain and back-load the pleasure on the most serious issues.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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He had the courage to front-load the pain and back-load the pleasure on the most serious issues.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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PARIS Reuters - The European Central Bank remains divided over whether to buy Italian government bonds but even some of those who favor the move say Italy should do more to front-load austerity measures, ECB sources said Saturday.
Exclusive: ECB split over whether to buy Italy bonds: sources Reuters 2011
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ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday suggested he was waiting for Italy to make the first move, saying it was "urgent" for European countries to front-load economic reforms, "and for Italy of course."
Europe Central Bank Signals Wider Bond Purchases Brian Blackstone 2011
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A designer smart enough to front-load the general thrust of evolution might be smart enough to do just that.
Attached to Strings 2009
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Online dating has the tendency to front-load, letting users set up a profile or fill out a questionnaire at the outset and then spend the rest of their time looking for matches.
Online Dating Startups Drive Matchmaking Makeover Amy Lee 2011
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Whirlpool makes washers at a plant in Clyde, Ohio, and said it recently began bringing back to that plant some front-load washers it had been producing in Germany and Mexico.
Whirlpool Accuses Samsung, LG of Dumping Washers James R. Hagerty 2011
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GE Appliances & Lighting, of Louisville, Kentucky has recalled GE front-load washing machines without auxiliary water heating.
Five Products Recalled This Week (June 17th) | myFiveBest 2010
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But you can “front-load” five years worth of contributions in one year — $65,000 for a single giver or $130,000 for a couple — without paying the gift tax.
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