hard cash
noun
: money that a person has and can use immediately : money in the form of bills and coins rather than checks or credit cards
He wanted hard cash for his watch.
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But the former is hard cash, and the latter is still largely considered an intangible.
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anticorruption efforts have already delivered hard cash for Ukraine’s defense.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
That takes cold hard cash and more.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anticorruption efforts have already delivered hard cash for Ukraine’s defense.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
That takes cold hard cash and more.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard cash
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“Hard cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cash. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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