Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cash and carry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
cash and -car-ry
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A means by which someone pays for an item (i.e., does not purchase it on credit) and takes it (i.e., does not await delivery).

Uncountable

noun

A means by which someone purchases something and sells a future or forward based on it.

Uncountable

noun

A wholesale warehouse that sells goods exclusively or primarily to business customers, who pay on the spot in cash and carry the goods away themselves.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cash and carries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carryout COD C.O.D. cash on delivery

Questions

What does cash and carry mean?
A means by which someone pays for an item (i.e., does not purchase it on credit) and takes it (i.e., does not await delivery).

How to pronounce cash and carry

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