up front

adv. honestly, frankly, openly; in advance, ahead of time (about payment or investment)

adj. sincere, straightforward, open; located in the forward section

n. pre-season sales of time slots for television commercials

This article is about the wargame. For other uses, see Up Front (disambiguation).Up Front is a World War II card-based wargame. It was designed by Courtney F. Allen and published by Avalon Hill in 1983.  Hasbro now owns the franchise which is currently (2003) licensed to Multi-Man Publishing.Subtitled The Squad Leader Card Game, Up Front was intended as a card version of their successful Squad Leader series of games, but it represented a radical change in approach. Traditional wargames are based on maps representing terrain and game pieces representing units, which attack on their players' turns. Up Front has terrain, attack opportunities, and other factors determined by cards dealt to the players.
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For articles with similar names, see Up Front (disambiguation).For the article documenting this year's event, see 2007 Upfronts.In the North American television industry, an upfront is a meeting of television network executives with the press and, more importantly, with major advertisers. It is so called because it signals the start of an important advertising sales period, allowing marketers to buy commercial airtime "up front," or several months before the season begins.
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at the beginning, level with beforehand He was up front with me. He told me about the interest charges first.

slang. เริ่มแรก, ล่วงหน้า

idm. ล่วงหน้า