cash on the barrelhead

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale. US,idiomatic,uncountable
    — "[W]e're selling, to the highest bidder, and for cash on the barrel head. . . . Cash in hand, no checks accepted."

词源

On the American frontier, barrels were employed as desks or tables with which to conduct transactions.
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