(of money) paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement
out-front in American English
(ˈautˈfrʌnt)
adjective
informal
candid; frank; honest
The politician was less than out-front with the interviewer
Word origin
[1915–20, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, neorealism, soviet, supernationalism, takeout
Examples of 'out-front' in a sentence
out-front
A spy returning from an out-front foray brought news of a positive response, eliciting a different kind of excitement.