cold\ cash

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

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