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¹cash–and–carry

adjective cash–and–car·ry \ˌka-sh^ən-ˈka-rē, -ˈker-ē\

Definition of CASH-AND-CARRY

: sold or provided for cash and usually without delivery service

1917

noun

: a store where businesses and other customers can pay cash for goods at low prices and take them away instead of having them delivered

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

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1921

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