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cash on the barrel-head

cash on the barrel-head is the alternative form of cash on the barrelhead.

Meaning of cash on the barrelhead

Noun

cash on the barrelhead (uncountable)

  1. (US, idiomatic) Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale.
    • "[W]e're selling, to the highest bidder, and for cash on the barrel head. . . . Cash in hand, no checks accepted."1938 September 1, Charles B. Parmer, “Serial Story: Photo Finish—Twelve”, in Telegraph-Herald, Iowa, US, retrieved 23 Jul 2013, page 11

Questions about cash on the barrel-head

What is cash on the barrel-head the alternative form of?
Cash on the barrel-head is the alternative form of cash on the barrelhead.

Words near cash on the barrel-head in the dictionary

  1. cash machine
  2. cash machines
  3. cash money
  4. cash on delivery
  5. cash on the barrel head
  6. cash on the barrel-head
  7. cash on the barrelhead
  8. cash on the line
  9. cash out
  10. cash point
  11. cash points

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