cash on delivery

UK/ˈkæʃ ɒn dɪˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/US/ˈkæʃ ɑn dəˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/

noun

A kind of transaction in which goods are paid for in full in cash or by certified check only once they are received by the buyer.

Similar
CODC.O.D.collect on delivery
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Meanings

nouncash on delivery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of transaction in which goods are paid for in full in cash or by certified check only once they are received by the buyer.

    Synonyms: COD, C.O.D., collect on delivery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of transaction in which goods are paid for in full in cash or by certified check only once they are received by the buyer.

Similar
CODC.O.D.collect on delivery

More synonyms by meaning

adverbcollecting the charges upon delivery

Similar
C.O.D.COD
Also see
codcollect on delivery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian нало́жен плате́ж
  • нало́жен плате́ж (nalóžen platéž)transaction
Chinese Mandarin 貨到付款 /货到付款
  • 貨到付款 /货到付款 (huòdào fùkuǎn)transaction
Czech dobírka
  • dobírkatransaction
Finnish postiennakko
  • postiennakkotransaction
Greek αντικαταβολή
  • αντικαταβολή (antikatavolí)transaction
Indonesian tunai saat serah, COD
  • tunai saat serahtransaction
  • CODtransaction
Malay bayar waktu terima
  • bayar waktu terimatransaction
Polish płatność przy odbiorze
  • płatność przy odbiorzetransaction
Tagalog abutan
  • abutantransaction
Vietnamese tiền trao cháo múc
  • tiền trao cháo múctransaction
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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