pay on the nail

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There is food in the market, and clothing also; but not for nothing: hard money must be paid for it, and paid on the nail too; WebC

The USSR "has now been switched to a special credit regime," whereby suppliers expect
to be paid on the nail, rather than deliver first and then submit bills. WebC

France Telecom cannot continue to survive when no one wants to lend us money and, on the contrary, when everyone wants to be paid on the nail. WebC

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