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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The original delivery bike, trikes can use a front-load or rear-load design, with two wheels always residing under the cargo.
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Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 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
Sample meal plan Moskovitz shared a day-in-the-life example of front-loading your diet by eating a larger breakfast, followed by smaller meals for lunch and dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 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
Sample meal plan Moskovitz shared a day-in-the-life example of front-loading your diet by eating a larger breakfast, followed by smaller meals for lunch and dinner.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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