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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In general, the tax deduction will decline after the initial year because interest payments on loans are front-loaded, while principal payments grow on the back end.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
The widening premium between the price of copper in the U.S. and the rest of the world comes as buyers stateside scrambled to front-load imports in anticipation of the tariffs, artificially inflating prices in the U.S.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Trump’s tariffs are widely expected to eventually weigh on Americans through higher inflation, even those who front-loaded their big-ticket purchases.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
As shown in Commerce Department data, the most recent decline was heavily impacted by a 38 percent surge in imports, as businesses and households rushed to front-load their inventories before Trump's tariffs took hold.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
The widening premium between the price of copper in the U.S. and the rest of the world comes as buyers stateside scrambled to front-load imports in anticipation of the tariffs, artificially inflating prices in the U.S.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Trump’s tariffs are widely expected to eventually weigh on Americans through higher inflation, even those who front-loaded their big-ticket purchases.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
As shown in Commerce Department data, the most recent decline was heavily impacted by a 38 percent surge in imports, as businesses and households rushed to front-load their inventories before Trump's tariffs took hold.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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