COD | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of cod in English codnoun [ C or U ] uk /kɒd/ us /kɑːd/ plural cod Add to word list Add to word list B1 a large sea fish that can be eaten, or the meat of this fish: My son went out in the boat and caught a five-pound cod. Cod and chips, please. Synonym codfish   TS Photography/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages

• A whole fleet of fishing vessels trawl these waters for cod.
• We asked for two portions of cod and chips.
• For this recipe you need a kilo of white fish, such as cod or plaice.
• Cod is delicious, full of protein and low in fat, so it's an excellent food.

Sea fish

• albacore
• American shad
• anchovy
• barracuda
• beluga
• flatfish
• flathead
• flounder
• flying fish
• fugu
• plaice
• pollack
• pomfret
• porgy
• puffer
• stingray
• stonefish
• striped bass
• sturgeon
• sunfish

See more results » CODnoun [ U ] uk /ˌsiː.əʊˈdiː/ us /ˌsiː.oʊˈdiː/ abbreviation for cash on delivery : a method of payment in which a person or organization buying goods pays for the goods at the time that they receive them: Methods of payment include COD, invoice, credit card, online payment, offline payment. Cash on delivery or COD is a type of transaction in which payment for goods is made at the time of delivery.

• Cash on delivery (COD) means that payment is required at the time of delivery to the destination residence or warehouse.
• As the term COD implies, payment is due upon delivery.
• Accepted Payment Methods: COD (cash on delivery), PayPal, Wire Transfer.
• The terms of trade are Cash On Delivery (COD).
• We do not send packages COD.

Payment methods

• anti-kickback
• ATM card
• automatic withdrawal
• bad cheque
• baksheesh
• blank cheque
• chip
• milled
• monetization
• monetize
• money-back
• monometallic
• PFI
• ready money
• remittance
• rubber
• sweetener
• tail
• traveller's cheque
• wave and pay

See more results » (Definition of cod from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cod | American Dictionary

codnoun [ C/U ] us /kɑd/ plural cod Add to word list Add to word list a large sea fish that can be eaten C.O.D.adverb [ not gradable ] abbreviation for cash/collect on delivery (= payment will be made when goods are delivered): Can I have that shipped C.O.D.? (Definition of cod from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

COD | Business English

CODadverb, adjective uk us Add to word list Add to word list COMMERCE abbreviation for cash on delivery or collect on delivery: used to mean that payment will be made when goods are delivered: The goods will be shipped to you COD. a COD package (Definition of cod from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of cod, COD?

Translations of cod

in Chinese (Traditional) 鱈魚, 貨到付款（cash on delivery的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 鳕鱼, 货到付款（cash on delivery的缩写）… See more in Spanish bacalao, forma abreviada de "cash on delivery":, entrega contra reembolso… See more in Portuguese bacalhau, forma abreviada de "cash on delivery":, pagamento contra entrega… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian एक मोठा समुद्री मासा जो खाऊ शकतो किंवा या माशाचे मांस… See more タラ, “cash on delivery” の略:現金引換え払い… See more morina balığı… See more morue [feminine], cabillaud [masculine], morue… See more bacallà, abreviatura de “cash on delivery”: contra reembossament… See more kabeljauw… See more உண்ணக்கூடிய ஒரு பெரிய கடல் மீன், அல்லது இந்த மீனின் இறைச்சி… See more कॉड मछली, कॉड मछली का माँस… See more એક મોટી દરિયાઈ માછલી… See more torsk… See more torsk… See more ikan kod… See more der Kabeljau… See more torsk [masculine], torsk… See more کاڈ مچھلی… See more тріска… See more గండుమీను… See more কড মাছ… See more treska… See more sebangsa ikan laut… See more ปลาค็อด… See more cá tuyết… See more dorsz… See more 대구, “cash on delivery”의 약어… See more merluzzo, pagamento alla consegna, contanti alla consegna… See more Need a translator?

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