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a. (alternative spelling of upfront English) adv. (alternative spelling of upfront English)
Wikipedia
Up-Front is a 12-inch, 45 rpm EP by The Fleshtones released in 1980. It was the band's first EP and predates their first album, Roman Gods. The EP featured the "Action Combo," brothers Gordon and Brian Spaeth on saxophones. The record sleeve was designed by lead singer Peter Zaremba.
Usage examples of "up-front".
After all, they had paid an up-front sum of four million dollars for the privilege of spending around a hundred and fifty thousand dollars a day for the running and hiring costs of the drillship in the hope of finding oil or gas, and it would probably cost them between twenty and twenty-five million dollars to drill one hole, so it was reasonable to let them do things their own way.
We don the veil and wear the veil proudly and stand very straight and walk briskly wherever we wish, veiled and hidden, and but now completely up-front and unashamed about the fact that how we appear to others affects us deeply, about the fact that we want to be shielded from all sight.
I've got the up-front money and a fair amount of business know-how.
Maybe they'd decided to pay him some up-front money, or maybe Jason just wanted to visit Fangtasia because it was a popular nightspot.
I got the job details and my up-front money through a double-blind courier service, no trace possible on who sent them my way.
Meanwhile, as he waited for the Brussels up-front money to arrive, he would finish off Gypsy Joe: he would spend the weekend in England, earning the Rockman fee.