cash on the barrelhead
Immediate payment

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cash on the barrelhead
[American]
money that is paid immediately when something is bought.
She's asking $6000 for the car - cash on the barrelhead.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

cash on the barrelhead
to pay cash to buy something; money paid in cash when something is bought
It was cash only at the store and we were forced to pay cash on the barrelhead for everything.

I gave the salesman cash on the barrelhead for the used car.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

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.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲