Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cold\ cash — • cold cash • hard cash noun Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it. Some stores sell things only for cold cash. Compare: cash on the barrelhead … Словарь американских идиом
cold cash — UK US noun [U] (also cold, hard cash, also hard cash) mainly US INFORMAL ► MONEY money available to spend, especially money in the form of coins and notes: »Those overvalued companies were purchased not with cold cash but with similarly… … Financial and business terms
cold cash — ☆ cold cash n. money paid in full at the time of a business transaction … English World dictionary
cold cash — noun money in the form of cash that is readily available his wife was always a good source of ready cash he paid cold cash for the TV set • Syn: ↑ready cash, ↑ready money • Hypernyms: ↑cash, ↑hard cash, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cold cash — or[hard cash] {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. * /Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it./ * * /Some stores sell things only for cold cash./ Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
cold cash — money immediately available: They will accept payment in cold cash only. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
cold cash — noun Date: 1925 money in hand … New Collegiate Dictionary
cold cash — Currency, not a check … American business jargon
The Cold Cash War — Dell paperback edition, August 1978. Cover painting by Wayne Barlowe. The Cold Cash War is a 1977 science fiction novel by Robert Asprin. Based on an earlier short story of the same title, it is set in a dystopian future. In this future,… … Wikipedia
cash on the barrelhead — {n. phr.}, {informal} Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. * /Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car./ * /Some lawyers want cash on the barrelhead./ Compare: COLD CASH … Dictionary of American idioms
