front-loading

[ fruhnt-loh-ding ]

adjective

1. designed to be loaded, supplied, or tended from the front:

   a front-loading washer.

noun

1. the act or practice of concentrating something at the beginning of a process or period:

   With the front-loading of commissions on insurance premiums, salespeople have less incentive to ensure that customers keep their policies for a long time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of front-loading¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

By front-loading consideration of wildlife connectivity, “planners, builders and communities have a clearer picture of which areas are safer to build for both people and wildlife,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

With only four years left on that arrangement he would not stand to recoup much of the £7.5m he spent on renovating the house when he first moved in - with such a front-loading of costs making it less of an incentive for him to move out.

From BBC

Picture a massive front-loading washing machine.

From Seattle Times

The Club for Growth is front-loading this campaign with some muscle of its own, drafting Kellyanne Conway as its own TikTok lobbyist.

From Slate

Such bonds will likely be used to fund water conservancy and flood prevention projects and come on top of an expected front-loading of 2024 local bond quotas.

From Reuters