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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Colbert’s commentaries and interviews often go viral on social media, but that attention isn’t easily converted into cold, hard cash since CBS doesn’t control the social platforms.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Those do help attract recruits, but not as much as cold, hard cash.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Beyond national pride and the growth of the game, there’s cold, hard cash on the line for players at the 2025 Euros.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 5 July 2025
Cold, hard cash has also proven to be a good diversifier for portfolios in recent years — even better than Treasurys, according to a recent Morningstar analysis .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 May 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Those do help attract recruits, but not as much as cold, hard cash.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Beyond national pride and the growth of the game, there’s cold, hard cash on the line for players at the 2025 Euros.
—Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 5 July 2025
Cold, hard cash has also proven to be a good diversifier for portfolios in recent years — even better than Treasurys, according to a recent Morningstar analysis .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 May 2025
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“Hard cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cash. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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