cash and carry

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).

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Meanings

nouncash and carry (countable and uncountable, plural cash and carries)

plural cash and carries

  1. uncountableA 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).
  2. uncountablebusinessA means by which someone purchases something and sells a future or forward based on it.
  3. countableA wholesale warehouse that sells goods exclusively or primarily to business customers, who pay on the spot in cash and carry the goods away themselves.
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APA

cash and carry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20and%20carry

MLA

“cash and carry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20and%20carry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cash and carry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20and%20carry.

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