hard cash

American  

noun

1. actual money as distinguished from checks or credit.

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hard cash British  

noun

1. money or payment in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques or credit

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hard cash Idioms  

1. see cold cash.

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Example Sentences

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hard cash

It pays out pensions in hard cash, it takes payment for utility bills.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

It’s built a long-standing resale market where nerds and weeaboos everywhere turned Charizards into cold, hard cash.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

To a young man whose salary is only two hundred a year, the unexpected accession to two thousand pounds, hard cash, seems like a great fortune.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood