front money
noun
money paid in advance, as for goods or services, to a commission agent or the like.
capital necessary to begin a business enterprise.
Also called advance fee.
money furnished by a company to a financier under a promise to procure funds for it.
Origin of front money
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby front money
front list,
front load,
front loader,
front man,
front matter,
front money,
front nine,
front of house,
front office,
front projection,
front range