Originally, the term applied only to payment by cash but as other forms of payment have become more common, the word "cash" has sometimes been replaced with the word "collect" to include transactions by checks, credit cards or debit cards.
Izvorno, termin se primenjivao samo na plaćanja gotovinom, ali kako su drugi oblici plaćanja postali učestali, reč „gotovina“ se ponekad zamenjivala rečima „po pouzeću“ kako bi obuhvatili transakcije čekovima, kreditnim karticama ili debitnim karticama.