back-end loading — UK US noun [U] (also backloading) ► FINANCE an arrangement in which someone pays the largest part or all of a debt at the end of an agreed period of time: »For people who take on interest only loans, the effect of back end loading is that the… … Financial and business terms
front-loading — front load UK US verb [T] FINANCE ► to put or have more payments, charges, activities, etc. close to the beginning of a period: »The training programme is front loaded so that you begin to acquire knowledge and skills right at the start. »In this … Financial and business terms
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load — A sales charge paid by an investor in some mutual fund shares or annuities. The sales charge may be a front end charge, a back end charge, or a 12b 1 charge. Also, an expression used to describe a mutual fund that imposes sales charges on… … Financial and business terms
