| 单词 | collect on delivery |
| 释义 | > as lemmascollect on delivery f. Originally U.S. Used imperatively to indicate that something sent (e.g. a telegram or parcel) is to be paid for by the recipient; in full collect on delivery (cf. C.O.D. n. at C n. Initialisms 3). Also, to indicate that a telephone call is to be paid for by the person called. See also collect adj.2 and adv. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [phrase] > to be paid for by recipient cash on delivery1851 collect1893 1893 K. D. Wiggin Polly Oliver's Probl. xv. 172 In an hour another message, marked ‘Collect’, followed the first one. 1913 U.S. Postal Laws & Reg. 489 Collect-on-delivery service... A collect-on-delivery parcel. < as lemmas |
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