Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cash on the barrelhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cash on the bar-rel-head
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""[W]e're selling, to the highest bidder, and for cash on the barrel head. . . . Cash in hand, no checks accepted.""
"[I]n 1946 the U.S. exported $2,166 million worth of food. . . . Most of this ($1,354 million) was paid for, cash on the barrelhead. But $628 million was the U.S. contribution to UNRRA stocks, and $184 million went through Lend-Lease."
"In return for support of an Iraq invasion, Turkey wanted—and got—immediate aid, cash on the barrelhead, rather than mere assurances about future help."

Etymology

On the American frontier, barrels were employed as desks or tables with which to conduct transactions.

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Phrases

cash and carry cash is king cash on the line make it interesting on the drum on the nail

Frequently Paired Words

cash and carry cash is king cash on the line make it interesting on the drum on the nail

Synonyms

cold cash hard cash cold hard cash

Questions

What does cash on the barrelhead mean?: 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.
Where does cash on the barrelhead come from?: On the American frontier, barrels were employed as desks or tables with which to conduct transactions.

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