front-end load

front-end load

[fruhnt-end]
noun
the sales commission and other fees taken out of the first year's payment under a contractual plan for purchasing shares of a mutual fund (front-end load fund) over a period of years.
Also called front· load·.


Origin:
1960–65

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front-end load
 
n
commission and other expenses paid for as a large proportion of the early payments made by an investor in an insurance policy or a long-term investment plan
 
front-end loading
 
n

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Front-end load is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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