up front

Example Sentences

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These are broad-brush figures, but how do you make heat pumps pay, given their generally higher up-front cost?

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

With no up-front costs for attempting to enroll, phonies threw thousands of identities at the system’s 116 schools, which were technologically unprepared for the assaults.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Your favorite store might offer enticing up-front benefits to hook you.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Users who pay the up-front cost of a Life360 pet-tracking device are also less likely to drop the subscription due to sunk-cost psychology, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

“But I want to be up-front with you straight off. I’ve got a record.”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar