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Definition of front-load verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

front-load

verb
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they front-load
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊd/
he / she / it front-loads
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdz/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdz/
past simple front-loaded
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/
past participle front-loaded
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪd/
-ing form front-loading
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪŋ/
 
/ˌfrʌnt ˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. front-load something (business) to spread the costs of a project so that more of the money is spent in the earlier stages
    • a need to front-load budget spending
    • the positive effects of front-loading funds
  2. front-load something to organize work on a project or information in a document so that the more important work or information is done or placed first
    • Teach your students to front-load their research.
See front-load in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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