upfront

up-front or up·front (pfrnt) Informal

adj.

1. Straightforward; frank.

2. Paid or due in advance: up-front cash.

adv. also up front

In advance; beforehand: demanded to be paid up front for the photographs.

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up-frontness n.

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upfront [ˈʌpˈfrʌnt]

adj

Informal open, frank, honest

adv & adj

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (of money) paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

upfront - frank and honest; "he was upfront about his intentions" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

Translations

upfront [ʌpˈfrʌnt]

A. ADJ

1. (= frank) → abierto, franco

2. [payment] → inicial

B. ADV

1. (= in advance) → por adelantado
to pay upfront for sth → pagar algo por adelantado

2. (esp US) (= frankly) → sinceramente, francamente

upfront

adj

person → offen; to be upfront about something → sich offen über etw (acc) → äußern

upfront money → Vorschuss m; an upfront commission/fee → eine Kommission/Gebühr, die im Voraus zu entrichten ist

adv

(= in advance) pay, charge → im Voraus; we’d like 20% upfront → wir hätten gern 20% (als) Vorschuss; we need all the cash upfront → wir benötigen die ganze Summe im Voraus

(esp US: = openly) → offen