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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Most of those gains, however, were front-loaded in the first two decades when resources like water and developable land were more abundant, housing costs were lower and the state was perceived as being more business-friendly, Sobanet said.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Now there’s a greater emphasis on overall deals being productive, with compensation based on the execution of successful projects rather than being front-loaded, industry execs say.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Now there’s a greater emphasis on overall deals being productive, with compensation based on the execution of successful projects rather than being front-loaded, industry execs say.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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