front load

US: (adj. frunt′lōd′; v. frunt′lōd′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

front′ load′. 

1. Business See front-end load. 

• 1975–80

front-load  (adj. frunt′lōd′;v. frunt′lōd′), adj. 

1. Radio and Television Also, front′-load′ed. front-loading (def. 1).

v.t. 

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

• 1975–80