cash-and-carry

[ kash-uhn-kar-ee ]

adjective

1. sold for cash payment and no delivery service.
2. operated on such a basis:

   a cash-and-carry business.

cash-and-carry

adjective

1. sold or operated on a basis of cash payment for merchandise that is not delivered but removed by the purchaser

noun

1. a wholesale store, esp for groceries, that operates on this basis
2. an operation on a commodities futures market in which spot goods are purchased and sold at a profit on a futures contract

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash-and-carry¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Yet cruise ships, some of which make people ill, are a cash-and-carry-business that remains popular despite real risk.

From The Daily Beast

In many of the cities and large towns, some credit grocers have adopted what is called the "cash-and-carry plan."

From Project Gutenberg