I. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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You need to be upfront with Val about your past.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was a literary weekly with an upfront section modelled on the New Yorker.
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Payment's upfront , but then delivery's fast.
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So there is a price to pay for the privilege of not paying an upfront load.
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Some charge an upfront fee and others charge fees when investors redeem shares.
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The upfront charge is $ 10 million to bid on that slot.
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The deadline for upfront payments to bid is Friday.
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There was an upfront charge and they will take a proportion of any reduction in debt.
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They discount or even waive upfront sales fees, so long as they have the right to the renewal commissions.
II. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
play
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I felt threatened by him because I used to play upfront , so I decided to show him who was boss.
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Dario Gradi, Crewe's manager thought White would be playing upfront , and prepared his defence for that.
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Gareth Abrahams, signed on a free transfer from Cardiff, makes his debut at the back and Leroy May plays upfront .
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The way things are going for him right now, he would grab a hat-trick if he played upfront .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An earnout will provide a purchaser with a cash flow advantage in not having to pay the extra consideration upfront .
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I felt threatened by him because I used to play upfront , so I decided to show him who was boss.
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Partnering the experienced Allen upfront , in place of the suspended Trevor Morley, Jones supplied a perfect cross just before the interval.