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front-end load

[ fruhnt-end ]

noun

  1. 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.

front-end load

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • front-end loading, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of front-end load1

First recorded in 1960–65

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