front load: Meaning and Definition of

front' load".

Pronunciation: [key]

Pronunciation: (adj.frunt'lōd"v.frunt'lōd'), [key]

— adj.

—v.t.

to load or fill from the front: to front-load a washing machine; to front-load a video recorder.
to put in from the front; insert: to front-load eight pounds of clothing; to front-load a cassette.
to make fees, costs, commissions, etc., applicable at the beginning of (a contract, designated period, or the like):Cf. back-load. The striking teachers prefer to front-load their fringe benefits.
to concentrate maximum effort on (an activity) at the outset: The politician front-loaded his campaigning.