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front: ▪ I. front front ¹ [frʌnt] noun [countable]

1. LAW a person, organization, system etc used to hide something secret or illegal:

• His family kept a shop as a front for dealing in stolen goods.

2. COMMERCE FINANCE on the financial/inflation/employment etc front used to talk about something in relation to money, inflation, employment etc:

• There is a slight improvement on the jobs front with 30% of directors saying they expect to recruit more this year.

3. in front (of) COMMERCE more successful than other people or organizations in a business or activity:

• The Data System is just part of a massive development programme to keep us in front and to offer our clients the best licensed taxi service there is.

4. be brought/called/hauled in front of somebody to have to see someone in authority because you have done something wrong:

• My whole section was called in front of the manager.

5. up front COMMERCE if you pay for something up front, you pay for it before you receive it:

• You have to pay a lot up front before you start getting the benefits of the system.
— see also shop front, storefront

[m0] ▪ II. front front ² verb [transitive]

to lead an organization because you are the person with the highest rank:

• The group's European operation is fronted by Peter Collins.

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front UK US /frʌnt/ noun

► [C] the part of a building that faces or is nearest to the street or that is most often seen or used: shop/store front »The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street.
at the front of sth »The new styles were displayed at the front of the store.

► [S] used to refer to a particular area of activity: »How are things on the work front?
»She's very creative on the design front.

► [S] behaviour that a person shows in public and that is different from their real character: »Don't be fooled by his apparent sympathy - it's just a front.

► [C, usually singular] a person or organization that is used to deceive people or to hide an illegal activity: »The trading company was set up in 2001 to act as a front for money-laundering operations.

● in front (of sb/sth) — Cf. in front of sth

● up front — Cf. up front

● front of mind — Cf. front of mind

→ See also UPFRONT(Cf. ↑upfront) adjective

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front UK US /frʌnt/ adjective

● on the front burner — Cf. on the front burner

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front UK US /frʌnt/ verb

► [I or T] (also front on/onto) PROPERTY if a building or area fronts or fronts on or onto a particular place, it is near it and faces it: »The store fronts the central square at the mall.

► [T] to lead an organization, or be the person with the main responsibility for a particular project, etc.: »She fronts a large IT company in Germany.
»They appointed him to front the takeover bid.

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front — [ frɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. frons I ♦ 1 ♦ Partie supérieure de la face humaine, comprise entre les sourcils et la racine des cheveux, et s étendant d une tempe à l autre. Un front haut, élevé, large, bombé, fuyant. Les rides du front. Cheveux sur … Encyclopédie Universelle
front — FRONT. s. m. La partie du visage qui est depuis la racine des cheveux jusqu aux sourcils. Grand front. large front. front elevé. front ouvert. front serein. front descouvert. front majestueux. on lit sur son front, on voit sur son front. avoir… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
FRONT TV — FRONT is an international broadcast design and branding firm for television, film and interactive media. FRONT specializes in creative thinking, network branding, station IDS, film titles, 2D 3D animation, web, print, and sound design. FRONT is… … Wikipedia
Front — (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s tongue. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
front — FRONT, fronturi, s.n. 1. Loc unde se dau lupte militare în timp de război; totalitatea forţelor militare care operează pe câmpul de luptă sub o comandă unică. ♢ expr. A rupe (sau a sparge) frontul = a rupe linia de apărare a inamicului, a… … Dicționar Român
Front — may refer to:* The Front , a 1976 film * The Hybrid Front, a Sega Mega Drive strategy game * The Front (The Simpsons episode) * Front (identity) for a blacklisted artist * Front (magazine) * Front (military), an area where armies are engaged in… … Wikipedia
front — ► NOUN 1) the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen first. 2) the position directly ahead. 3) the forward facing part of a person s body. 4) any face of a building, especially that of the main entrance:… … English terms dictionary
Front — Front, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fronting}.] 1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner. [1913 Webster] You four shall front them in the narrow lane. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To appear before;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
front — front1 [frunt] n. [ME < OFr < L frons (gen. frontis), forehead, front < IE * bhren , to project > OE brant, steep, high] 1. Now Rare a) the forehead b) the face; countenance 2. a) attitude or appearance, as of the face, indicati … English World dictionary
Front — Front … Wikipedia Español
Front — Sf Vorderseite, vordere Reihe std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. front m., dieses aus l. frōns (frontis) Stirn, vordere Linie . Das Substantiv im Deutschen weitgehend festgelegt auf vorderste Kriegslinie . Adjektiv: frontal. Ebenso… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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