front money
front mon·ey
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fruhnt muhn-ee]
- /frʌnt ˈmʌn i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fruhnt muhn-ee]
- /frʌnt ˈmʌn i/
Definitions of front money words
- noun front money money paid in advance, as for goods or services, to a commission agent or the like. 1
- noun front money capital necessary to begin a business enterprise. 1
- noun front money Also called advance fee. money furnished by a company to a financier under a promise to procure funds for it. 1
- noun front money law: paid at start of contract 1
- noun front money an amount of money paid in advance 0
- noun front money money paid in advance, as in a front-end contract 0
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Origin of front money
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Front money
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
front money popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
front money usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for front money
noun front money
- advance fee — front money (def 3).
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