front money
noun
money paid in advance, as for goods or services, to a commission agent or the like.
capital necessary to begin a business enterprise.
Also called advance fee. money furnished by a company to a financier under a promise to procure funds for it.
Origin of front money
1First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use front money in a sentence
He hastily signed a traveler's check for the advance fee, then the four hiked back to the hotel and got down to business.
The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin
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