collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D."
This means payment is required at the time of delivery at the destination residence (or warehouse).
Payment in cash when the delivery is received.
Commonly known by the initials C.O.D. Goods that are shipped on C.O.D. terms to a customer must be paid for at the time they are delivered. In the United States the term used is collect on delivery.
A shipment that is paid for by the individual at the time of delivery, prior to the unloading of the shipment. Also called Collect on Delivery.
collect on delivery (COD)
See Delivery versus Payment.
Cash on delivery or COD is a financial transaction where the payment of products and/or services received is done at the time of actual delivery rather than paid for in advance. The term is mainly applied to products purchased from a third party, and payment is made to the deliverer.
C.O.D. (Cash on Delivery) is the debut album of rapper Ray Cash. He mentions this title in "P.A.N." while criticizing bubblegum rap: "to have the game wrapped."