up front

up front UK / US or upfront UK [ʌpˈfrʌnt] / US adverb

1) if you pay for work or goods up front, you pay for them before you receive them

She wants half her fee up front.

2)

a) informal in the part of something that is furthest forward

There are some spare seats up front.

b) informal in the part of a team that tries to score goals

The England rugby team are awesome up front.

3) if you tell someone something up front, you are very honest from the beginning about something that might affect them

They warned us up front of the risk.

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