front money
English
editNoun
edit- (business) Money paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary.
- 1997, Joseph Wambaugh, Floaters[1], →ISBN, page 173:
- "I wouldn't have given him any front money. I don't trust him that much."
- (business) Capital which is required in order to establish a business and begin operations.
- 1994 June 27, “Information Highwaymen”, in Business Week, retrieved 19 April 2011:
- Promoters of SMR deals usually charge investors thousands of dollars in front money to help them obtain SMR licenses, and later solicit more money to build the systems.
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edit- “front money”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.