front some amount of money

front someone some amount of money

to provide an advance payment of some amount to someone. The buyer fronted me half the purchase price as a favor.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isabel	ee-sah-BEL (Spanish), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-za-BEL (French), ee-zah-BEL (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
CuauhtÉMoc	-	Native American, Nahuatl
ÉVelyne	-	French
Ballaam	['bæləm]
Aurelijus	-	Lithuanian
Flaviana	flah-VYAH-nah (Italian)	Ancient Roman, Italian