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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Upfront costs

Could you tell me what the meaning of the 'upfront' is in the following sentence?
Is it 'payment in advance?'

Parenting on any level can be expensive, but adoption has a unique list of upfront costs that can be extraordinarily challenging.
  

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It means all the costs that arise before the adoption occurs. eg When you start a business, there are many upfront costs. ) eg I had to pay for my university course upfront (before it started) Clive

  • It means all the costs that arise before the adoption occurs.
  • eg When you start a business, there are many upfront costs.
  • ) eg I had to pay for my university course upfront (before it started) Clive
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It means all the costs that arise before the adoption occurs.

eg When you start a business, there are many upfront costs. (Expenses that arise before your business starts to operate.)

eg I had to pay for my university course upfront (before it started)

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