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The phrase "amounts up front" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing payments or fees that are required to be paid at the beginning of a transaction or agreement.
Example: "The contractor requires amounts up front before starting the project to ensure commitment."
Alternatives: "payments in advance" or "fees upfront".
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They could play for a series of small and medium-sized winners rather than constantly trying for the big killing; they could reduce costs by paying stars and directors minimal amounts up front and dividing all revenues at the back end by fixed percentages — that would bring the initial costs way down and allow them to greenlight more daring projects.
Terms of the new deals require SystemSoft's customers to pay greater amounts up front than they had agreed to initially.
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He offers the C.F.K. amount up front, and presents the borrower's options candidly.
And so, swept up in the lovely sounding nature of the thing, she offered to pay the full amount up front – £2,600 for a fortnight's stay.
Under Medicare rules, any patient charged these fees must pay the entire amount up front and then claim back the rebate later.
Beyond the usual high-roller perks, the casino might also sweeten the deal by staking the player a significant amount up front, offering thousands of dollars in free chips, just to get the ball rolling.
It gave owners a choice: they could pay the full amount up front or pay in monthly installments over 10, 20 or 30 years at a 3.5 percent interest rate.
Proponents argue that it helps the poor learn to save, while critics call it exploitation since borrowers do not get the entire amount up front but pay interest on the full loan.
The two sides may be able to bridge this value gap by structuring an earnout a contingent agreement in which the buyer pays a fixed amount up front, with subsequent amounts paid depending upon the firm's future performance under new ownership and the entrepreneur's continued management.
"We pay a fixed amount up front, and we recover our marketing costs in two quarters," explains Mason.
"In light of the fantastic job he has done for the Daggers, Luton will instead pay a nominal amount up front with further nominal payments depending on their success with John at the helm.
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