A bundle of cash shown as proof that the holder is in funds: thinking it would make for a fatter looking flash roll/ showed suspects six million in cash as front or flash money to prove that they indeed had funds (1970s+)
An initial and impressive amount of money; cash as an earnest: He had agreed to help the manufacturer get the $1.2 million loan in return for 7 percent of the total, plus ''green'' or ''front money''/ in the drive for $4.5 million in ''front money'' by Labor Day (1920s+)
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