hard cash

noun

1. actual money as distinguished from checks or credit.

hard cash

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases

see cold cash.

Example Sentences

Cold hard cash, way beyond the initial price tag for raw materials to keep Scunthorpe going for a few more weeks.

From BBC

The opening day payrolls of every Major League Baseball team and a trove of other information pertaining to cold, hard cash was calculated by the Associated Press and USA Today.

From Los Angeles Times

By doing so, they promise, God will reward them amply, often in cold, hard cash.

From Salon

I suspect more than a few filmmakers will see themselves in this showdown between creative genius and cold, hard cash.

From Los Angeles Times

They lifted Harris above the cauldron of grief, relief, anger and confusion with the time-honored benediction of cold, hard cash and a cheeky pop-culture energy that Biden has only rarely been able to conjure.

From Los Angeles Times