Wiktionary
n. 1 (context business English) Money pay for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary. 2 (context business English) capital which is required in order to establish a business and begin operations.
Usage examples of "front money".
I'm betting Keenan put up the front money for him to turn it into something a little better and a lot faster.
You know the only ones with enough to outfit a ship like this in nothing flat and put up the kind of front money for a crew and expenses we got is a hex government.
The only problem is front money, but I'll talk the BBC into that for a credit and a cut.
Either he had a buyer who paid him some front money, or else he sold off a batch of shit before the bulk of it was stolen.
I think he's in a sweat because he can't meet his contract and the front money's been spent.
I've got the up-front money and a fair amount of business know-how.