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’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

That this curiosity translates to cold, hard cash is fantastic news in the streaming era, when Netflix, Hulu and the like have all but annihilated the theatrical mid-budget film.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

I declare to you, if you refuse, I will sell it to-morrow to the first moneylender I can find, and send you my debt in hard cash.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Charles James Lever