barrelheads
Circular wooden lids
The flat circular ends of a barrel.
The phrase cash on the barrelhead means immediate payment in full—from the image of settling accounts right there on the barrel top, no credit extended.
container
Staved wooden containers
- kegsSmall metal barrels
- lidsRemovable container covers
- topsUppermost parts or garments
- stavesPoles or music lines
hoops · cooperage · bungholes · drums · vats · corks · seals · storage
idiom
Ready spending funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- upfrontDirect and honest
- immediateHappening without delay
- moneyCurrency for transactions
transaction · settlement · purchase · demand · negotiation · deal · terms · spot