front money
Capital paid beforehand
Front money is cash paid in advance, before goods are delivered or services rendered.
The term often appears in contexts where such upfront payment carries risk—film financing, real estate deals, or scams where the money disappears: They asked for front money before they'd even drawn up plans.
In gambling, front money is cash deposited with a casino to draw chips against.
Pre-deal poker payment
- buy-inAgreement to participate
- stakeSharpened post or share
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- betRisked stake on outcome
bankroll · chips · pot · bookie · casino · poker · blackjack · high-roller
Payment made beforehand
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- upfrontDirect and honest
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
financing · lending · credit · payment · installment · retainer · escrow · earnest
Embryonic plant capsule
- capitalWealth used for investment
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- backingAid or sponsorship
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
funding · sponsor · infusion · angel · startup · round · valuation · pitch
Making or generating something
- budgetPlan for spending
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- producerOne who makes things
greenlight · development · pre-production · investor · backer · indie · crowdfunding · distribution
ante
Pre-deal poker payment
bet · bankroll · chips · pot · bookie · casino · poker · blackjack · high-roller · odds
prepayment
Payment made beforehand
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- upfrontDirect and honest
loan · financing · lending · credit · payment · installment · retainer · escrow · earnest · collateral
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
equity · funding · sponsor · infusion · angel · startup · round · valuation · pitch · founder
production
Making or generating something
- budgetPlan for spending
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- studioCreative professional's workspace
producer · greenlight · development · pre-production · investor · backer · indie · crowdfunding · distribution · rights
front moneyfinal payment
Last sum owed
balloon payment · deferred payment · settlement · COD · payout
front moneycash on delivery
Payment at receipt
holdback · performance bonus · royalties · contingency fee · commission
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