hard currency
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The war, sanctions, restrictions on shipping, reduced access to oil markets and hard currency, and very high inflation have all squeezed the country and ordinary Iranians.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
It’s struggling to generate hard currency right now.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
But during times of hardship, the regime has often been willing to consider the worms as returning butterflies, tapping hard currency from visiting Cuban-Americans without giving up political control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
But given the implosion of the island’s economy, the insolvent government is desperate for investment and hard currency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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