ALL meanings of upfront
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U u - adjective upfront payment: made in advance 1
- adjective upfront of or relating to the front. 1
- adjective upfront situated in or at the front: front seats. 1
- adjective upfront Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as the sounds of lay. 1
- adverb upfront as an initial investment, beginning capital, or an advance payment: They'll need a half-million dollars up-front before opening the business. 1
- adverb upfront before other payments, deductions, or returning a profit: Estimated operating expenses will be deducted up-front. 1
- noun upfront the foremost part or surface of anything. 1
- noun upfront the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket. 1
- noun upfront the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward: He sat in the front of the restaurant. 1
- noun upfront any side or face, as of a building. 1
- noun upfront a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material: a cast-iron front. 1
- noun upfront a property line along a street or the like: a fifty-foot front. 1
- noun upfront a place or position directly before anything: We decided to plant trees in the front. 1
- noun upfront a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field: She rose to the front of her profession. 1
- noun upfront Military. the foremost line or part of an army. a line of battle. the place where combat operations are carried on. 1
- noun upfront an area of activity, conflict, or competition: news from the business front. 1
- noun upfront land facing a road, river, etc. 1
- noun upfront British. a promenade along a seashore. 1
- noun upfront Informal. a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization, for the sake of prestige, and who is usually inactive. 1
- noun upfront a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, especially one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind: The store was a front for foreign agents. 1
- noun upfront outward impression of rank, position, or wealth. 1
- noun upfront bearing or demeanor in confronting anything: a calm front. 1
- noun upfront haughtiness; self-importance: That clerk has the most outrageous front. 1
- noun upfront the forehead, or the entire face: the statue's gracefully chiseled front. 1
- noun upfront a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usually political: the people's front. 1
- noun upfront something attached or worn at the breast, as a shirt front or a dickey: to spill gravy down one's front. 1
- noun upfront Meteorology. an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses. 1
- noun upfront Theater. the auditorium. the business offices of a theater. the front of the stage; downstage. 1
- verb with object upfront to have the front toward; face: Our house fronts the lake. 1
- verb with object upfront to meet face to face; confront. 1
- verb with object upfront to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance. 1
- verb with object upfront to furnish or supply a front to: to front a building with sandstone. 1
- verb with object upfront to serve as a front to: A long, sloping lawn fronted their house. 1
- verb with object upfront Informal. to provide an introduction to; introduce: a recorded message that is fronted with a singing commercial. 1
- verb with object upfront to lead (a jazz or dance band). 1
- verb with object upfront Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound) at a position farther front in the mouth. 1
- verb with object upfront Linguistics. to move (a constituent) to the beginning of a clause or sentence. 1
- verb without object upfront to have or turn the front in some specified direction: Our house fronts on the lake. 1
- verb without object upfront to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, especially something of a disreputable or illegal nature: The shop fronts for a narcotics ring. 1
- idioms upfront in front, in a forward place or position: Sit down, you in front! 1
- idioms upfront in front of, ahead of: to walk in front of a moving crowd. outside the entrance of: to wait in front of a house. in the presence of: to behave badly in front of company. 1
- idioms upfront out front, outside the entrance: He's waiting out front. ahead of competitors: This advertising campaign ought to put our business way out front. Theater. in the audience or auditorium. Informal. candidly; frankly: Say what you mean out front. 1
- idioms upfront up front, Informal. in advance; before anything else: You'll have to make a payment of $5,000 up front. frank; open; direct: I want you to be up front with me. 1
- adjective upfront open; frank; honest 0
- adverb upfront (of money) paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement 0
- adjective upfront very honest or forthright; open; candid 0
- adjective upfront in or into the public eye; conspicuous 0
- adjective upfront invested, paid, etc., ahead of time; at the beginning 0
- adverb upfront ahead of time; in advance 0
- adjective upfront An upfront expense or payment is charged or paid in advance. 0