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# upfront

adjective; adverb (also up front)

«upfront» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Upfront means paid or done in advance, before the work or goods are received (money). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#m1)
2. An upfront person is honest and open about things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#m2)

### In the lessons

In money lessons and adult life, paying upfront means paying before you get the goods. In everyday talk, being upfront means saying things clearly and honestly. Phrases: pay upfront, be upfront about.

### Examples

- You have to pay upfront for the concert tickets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x1)
- The builder wanted half the money upfront. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x2)
- She was upfront about her mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x3)
- Be upfront with your friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x4)
- The fee is paid upfront. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x5)
- He was upfront and told the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/#x6)

### Note

Can be written as one word (upfront) or two (up front). In maths, «pay 20 upfront» means subtract 20 first from the total.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «upfront» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upfront/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«upfront» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/upfront.html) on Mova free.