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cash-and-carry

cash-and-car·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kash and kar-ee]
    • /kæʃ ænd ˈkær i/
    • /kæʃ ənd ˈkæri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kash and kar-ee]
    • /kæʃ ænd ˈkær i/

Definitions of cash-and-carry word

  • countable noun cash-and-carry A cash-and-carry is a large shop where you can buy goods in larger quantities and at lower prices than in ordinary shops. Cash-and-carries are mainly used by people in business to buy goods for their shops or companies. 3
  • adjective cash-and-carry sold or operated on a basis of cash payment for merchandise that is not delivered but removed by the purchaser 3
  • noun cash-and-carry a wholesale store, esp for groceries, that operates on this basis 3
  • noun cash-and-carry an operation on a commodities futures market in which spot goods are purchased and sold at a profit on a futures contract 3
  • adjective cash-and-carry with cash payments and no deliveries 3
  • adjective cash-and-carry operated on a cash-and-carry system 3
See all 12 definitions of cash-and-carry

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Origin of cash-and-carry

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Cash-and-carry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cash-and-carry

cash-and-carry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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