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cold cash

[cold cash] or [hard cash] {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. * /Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cash on the barrelhead

[cash on the barrelhead] {n. phr.}, {informal} Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. * /Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car./ * /Some […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cash-and-carry

[cash-and-carry] (1) {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting the customer carry them home, not having the store deliver them; also sold in this way. * /This is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cash-and-carry

[cash-and-carry] (2) {adv.} With no credit, no time payments, and no deliveries. * /Some stores sell cash-and-carry only./ * /It is cheaper to buy cash-and-carry./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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