cash on the barrelhead
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
On the American frontier, barrels were employed as desks or tables with which to conduct transactions.
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