c.o.d.

1. 1.

   collecting the charges upon delivery

   “mail a package C.O.D.”

   SynonymsCODcash on delivery

Questions about c.o.d.

What does c.o.d. mean?

c.o.d. means "collecting the charges upon delivery".

How many syllables are in c.o.d.?

c.o.d. has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsiˈoʊˈdi/.

What is another word for c.o.d.?

Close synonyms include COD, cash on delivery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is c.o.d. a common word?

c.o.d. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.