[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

cash in

[cash in] {v.} 1. To exchange (as poker chips or bonds) for the value in money. * /He paid the bill by cashing in some bonds./ * /When the card […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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