back load
nounDefinition of back load
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a load or burden carried or suitable to be carried on the back
a back load of firewood
back-load
transitive verb
\ ˈbak-ˌlōd
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variants:
or backload
back-loaded
or backloaded;
back-loading
or backloading;
back-loads
or backloads
Definition of back-load (Entry 2 of 2)
: to assign (costs or benefits) to the late stages of something (such as a contract, project, or time period)
… in recent years, most carriers have “back-loaded” their expense charges. That means they sock you with expenses when you drop your policy … — Consumer Reports, August 1993 But the tax cut is backloaded, meaning that they won't reap most of the benefits for years.— James Surowiecki, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2001
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