Definizione monolingua

upfront

upfront (third-person singular simple present upfronts, present participle upfronting, simple past and past participle upfronted)

1. To bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration
   • 1997, Christopher Hall et al., “Silent and silenced voices”, in Adam Jaworski editor, Silence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, ISBN 3110154595, page 204:

     What our analysis has, hopefully, upfronted is the importance to resuscitate the suppressed and silenced voices so as to show the powerful mechanisms of institutional ""cases"".

upfront (plural upfronts)

1. (television) A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season
   • 2007 May 17, Bill Carter, “As the Networks Order New Shows, Fox Moves to Consolidate Its Gains”, New York Times:

     Virginia Heffernan, Times TV critic, reports from this weeks TV upfronts, where the networks debut their new schedules.

upfront (comparative more upfront, superlative most upfront)

1. honest, frank and straightforward
2. In a forward, leading or frontward position.
3. (of money) paid in advance

upfront (not comparable)

1. beforehand
2. (soccer) As an attacker

   Hes a poor defender, so we always play him upfront.

Definizione dizionario upfront

Altri significati:

beforehand

(of money) paid in advance

In a forward, leading or frontward position.

(soccer) As an attacker

(television) A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season

To bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration