cash-and-carry

[ kash-uhn-kar-ee ]

adjective

1. sold for cash payment and no delivery service.
2. operated on such a basis:

   a cash-and-carry business.

cash-and-carry

adjective

1. sold or operated on a basis of cash payment for merchandise that is not delivered but removed by the purchaser

noun

1. a wholesale store, esp for groceries, that operates on this basis
2. an operation on a commodities futures market in which spot goods are purchased and sold at a profit on a futures contract

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash-and-carry¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

And within the narrow formal range of cash-and-carry goods that art fairs were conceived to accommodate, there’s some variety.

From New York Times

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Hardy was credited with “rethinking the lumber business in the late 1950s with a cash-and-carry approach focused on professional contractors and builders.”

From Seattle Times

The logo of Assai, cash-and-carry division of Brazilian retailer GPA SA, is pictured next to the Brazilian national flag in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 11, 2017.

From Reuters

This makes sense, too: It’s a cash-only operation, and there’s famously no cash register, so he runs the cash-and-carry operation out of his pockets.

From New York Times

Two ultra-rare bright orange lobsters are starting a new life at a sea life centre after they were nearly sold for food at a cash-and-carry store.

From BBC