"front money" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1997, Joseph Wambaugh, Floaters, →ISBN, page 173:",
          "text": "\"I wouldn't have given him any front money. I don't trust him that much.\"",
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        "Money paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary."
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        "(business) Money paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary."
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          "ref": "1994 June 27, “Information Highwaymen”, in Business Week, retrieved 2011-04-19:",
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        "(business) Capital which is required in order to establish a business and begin operations."
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