cash-and-carry

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adjective

cash-and-car·​ry ˌka-shᵊn-ˈker-ē How to pronounce cash-and-carry (audio)
-ˈka-rē
: sold or provided for cash and usually without delivery service

cash-and-carry

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noun

: the policy of selling on a cash-and-carry basis

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Trade with China was strictly cash-and-carry—and cash meant silver. — Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015 That means switching to what’s effectively a cash-and-carry system. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023 And within the narrow formal range of cash-and-carry goods that art fairs were conceived to accommodate, there’s some variety. — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 2 May 2024 The family run business then known as Jetro Restaurant Depot, has become the nation's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler. — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026 The show will feature more than 50 categories of fashion showcasing fall ’25 merchandise for immediate/in-stock deliveries and cash-and-carry purchases. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 July 2025 With the disposal of Jetro Restaurant Depot LLC, a cash-and-carry food wholesaler, Kirsh is monetizing the biggest asset in his family’s globe-spanning empire. — Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cash-and-carry was in 1917

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“Cash-and-carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash-and-carry. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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