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front money

front mon·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhnt muhn-ee]
    • /frʌnt ˈmʌn i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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

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Synonyms for front money

noun front money

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