barrelhead
Where cash lands
The flat circular end of a barrel.
The phrase cash on the barrelhead means immediate payment in full—from the practice of settling accounts on an upturned barrel serving as a counter.
The expression emphasizes no credit, no delays: They wanted cash on the barrelhead before releasing the goods.
Ready spending funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- upfrontDirect and honest
- immediateHappening without delay
- transactionExchange of goods/money
settlement · on-the-spot · prepayment · COD · direct · honest · straightforward · pay-as-you-go
Barrel's wooden rib
keg · woodworking · joinery · craftsmanship · handcrafted · artisan · bespoke · chime
cash
Ready spending funds
transaction · settlement · on-the-spot · prepayment · COD · direct · honest · straightforward · pay-as-you-go
stave
Barrel's wooden rib
cask · keg · woodworking · joinery · craftsmanship · handcrafted · artisan · bespoke · chime · bilge
flat
Lacking vertical variation
barrelheadon account
Due to; because
on the cuff · deferred payment · layaway · installment plan · buy now pay later