front-end

front-end
front-end [frunt′end′]
adj.
designating, of, or having to do with a contract, financial arrangement, etc. in which specified payments, costs, etc. are payable in advance

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front-end (frŭntʹĕnd') adj.
1. Of or relating to the initial phase of a project:

a front-end investment.

2. Of or relating to the forward parts of a vehicle:

a front-end alignment.

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