Charles Duhigg

Cash from a reverse mortgage can be paid out in several ways, including a lump sum, a monthly payment, a line of credit, or a combination of those. If you do not need money right away, it is usually a bad idea to take all the money upfront, since it starts accumulating interest charges immediately.

American Journalist

Peter Berg

I'm pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions, and I believe quite passionately that we don't pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans, but all veterans.

American Actor

Sonia Sotomayor

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.

American Judge

Peter Welch

For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs.

American Politician

Ravindra Jadeja

And please, help the people around you. Ask them if they need any help. Because, sometimes, some people tend to hesitate while seeking any kind of help or support from anyone. Please ask them upfront, if they require any support and help them.

Kent Beck

Received wisdom is that if you spend time up front getting the design right, you avoid costs later. But the longer you spend getting the design right, the more your upfront costs are, and the longer it takes for the software to start earning.

American Businessman

Jami Attenberg

It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.

American Author

Carolyn Aronson

The upfront spend to build trial, authentic reviews, web traffic, and passion for your product is far less expensive than paying tens of thousands of dollars for a one-time activation with an 'of the moment' star.

Balaji Srinivasan

We believe the most significant long-term application of bitcoin may be reducing the upfront cost of internet-connected devices to make them more accessible for the developing world.

Victor Moses

As long as I can help the team achieve its objective, then I am happy playing anywhere upfront.

Nigerian Athlete

Used when discussing conditions of payment where money is required before a service or item is delivered.

Prepayment Context

Indicates paying immediately to prevent owing money later.

Avoiding Debt

Shows commitment by investing your money before benefiting from a purchase.

Financial Commitment

Signals that someone is being straightforward and honest without hiding any facts.

Candid Conversation

May suggest someone is confrontational or not afraid of dealing with difficult situations.

Confrontational Tone

Being upfront can build trust, showing you have no hidden motives.

Building Trust

Refers to a position closer to the front of something, such as a vehicle or a place.

Physical Placement

Denoting preference or selecting a position or place at the front.

Preference for Front

Can imply premium or prioritized seating, especially in transportation or entertainment.

Priority Seating

 microfinance but she still lacks the upfront cash that she needs for big expenses that can really help her get ahead and so how can she prove her capacity to repay without a credit score right now she can potentially go to a moneylender she can bribe someone within the bank to get connected to a loan

Creating an alternative...

 and the stores didn't have computers. And because there was a lack of trust, there were vendors in the lobby demanding to be paid in cash upfront. And because of them, a lot of my employees were scared. And so I ended up having to hire an armed security guard to protect them.

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 who are involved with thinking very much upfront about how are we going to carry this story out well let's give it let's put it on the ground and give an example I sent qua Minh an email about two months ago and he wrote back right away and said I have kind of a spotty

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 efficiency, and availability. They can accelerate much faster than gas-powered sports cars, and while some models still have a high upfront cost, they reliably save their drivers money in the long run. As governments around the world focus on slowing climate change,

The surprisingly long...

 government intrusion. You are in discussion about ways of doing some kind of technology that would be more acceptable in a democracy, and I'd love you to share what those are. Sure, I'm happy to do that. So I think it's an important thing to say upfront

An ethical plan for...

 to save as many lives as quickly as we can, but to do it in a systematic way that can be implemented nationwide and then with a model that can be implemented in any country in the world. We need initial upfront investment to train doctors, nurses,

Bill Clinton: TED Prize...

 With some animals, it's really amazing, and we get to see into their internal experiences. We get this upfront look at the mechanistic interaction between how they respond to the world around them and the state of their biological systems.

Technology that knows...

 doesn't pay to have people without support to be able to weather what is effectively something that will pass we are destroying our economy because we didn't think about the need for just a little bit of upfront prep and a little

COVID-19 unraveled the...

 into the courtroom thinking that we were about to be given the verdict and everyone sat down and then the judge came out discussed with the attorney something upfront and then turned to us and said that everyone needed to leave

Terlingua's Turning...

 and then maybe we can then somehow enhance upfront type of immunity against such infections. I'm very optimistic, actually. I probably will not see it in my lifetime, but who knows?

Upfront

Paid or given before something is received.

Often appears as...

Open and honest.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

At or toward the front.

Often appears as...

Prepayment Context

Avoiding Debt

Financial Commitment

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