cash-and-carry love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Sold for cash, usually without delivery service.
  • noun The policy of selling cash-and-carry goods.

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  • noun Attributive form of cash and carry

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  • adjective sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service)

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Examples

  • Impatient to get its business started in India, Carrefour has opened two wholesale cash-and-carry stores in the meantime.

    Foreign Retailers Regroup in India Megha Bahree 2011

  • MUMBAI – Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. will put Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. on a cash-and-carry mode from Saturday because of non-payment of bills, a person close to the development said Thursday.

    Mumbai Airport Puts Kingfisher Airlines on Cash-and-Carry Anirban Chowdhury 2011

  • It has four stores currently in India and plans to open 15 cash-and-carry stores by the end of 2011.

    Wal-Mart Says India's Foreign Investment Approach in Retail Progressing R. Jai Krishna 2010

  • The Airports Authority of India, the state-run body which runs most airports, last week put the airline on cash-and-carry, after it failed to provide bank guarantees for its outstanding bills of 2.15 billion rupees.

    Mumbai Airport Puts Kingfisher Airlines on Cash-and-Carry Anirban Chowdhury 2011

  • Mr. Ambani said Reliance will start cash-and-carry, or wholesale, business shortly and is planning to create products and services in the broadband wireless segment to diversify its business profile.

    Reliance Expects to be Debt-Free This Year Eric Yep 2011

  • Mr. Bouchut said the group's cash-and-carry Atacadao chain was particularly robust, and that Carrefour is "stopping the bleeding" at 28 hypermarkets in Brazil that aren't performing well.

    Carrefour's Troubles Mount Christina Passariello 2011

  • They are however allowed to bring in 100% foreign direct investment in the cash-and-carry business, which means they can independently run wholesale stores that supply to small stores, restaurants, hotels and other business outlets.

    Metro Cash & Carry Plans 8-10 New India Stores a Year Rumman Ahmed 2011

  • India currently allows 100% foreign ownership in cash-and-carry stores that supply to small retailers, restaurants, hotels and other business outlets, but restricts foreign investment in single-brand retail to 51%.

    World Bank: India Needs to Pursue Reforms to Boost Investment Flows R. Jai Krishna 2011

  • The city's oldest cash-and-carry ice, dry ice, soda and beer house was established by his grandfather in 1935, when trucks delivered blocks of ice to homes to put in ice boxes.

    Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Man Who Never Runs Out of Ice Nancy Ruhling 2011

  • NEW DELHI – Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd. Tuesday said it aims to open up to 20 more cash-and-carry stores in India by the end of 2012, as the company continues to expand its business in the country.

    Bharti Wal-Mart to Expand Nikhil Gulati 2011

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