COD British English, C.O.D. American English /ˌsiː əʊ ˈdiː $ -oʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
(cash on delivery) a payment system in which the customer pays the person who delivers the goods to them

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I. cod¹ /kɒd $ kɑːd/ noun (plural cod)
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old English codd 'bag'; because of its appearance]

1. [countable] a large sea fish that lives in the North Atlantic

2. [uncountable] the white flesh of a cod, eaten as food:
Two cod fillets, please.

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II. cod² adjective [only before noun] British English
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: cod 'to play a trick on' (19-20 centuries), perhaps from cod 'a stupid person' (19-20 centuries)]
not real, but intended to look or sound real – often used humorously:
a cod English accent

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COD
Cash On Delivery - used when a delivery person receives cash when they deliver something
I decided to send away for some video cassettes and the company said that they would send them to me COD.

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c.o.d.
n. phr. Abbreviation of "cash on delivery."
If you want to receive a piece of merchandise by mail and pay when you receive it, you place a C.O.D. order.

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C.O.D.
Cash on delivery

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