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.

Examples of hard cash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per Deadline reporting, House of the Dragon cost nearly $200 million and was the subject of HBO’s biggest marketing campaign ever, valued at over $100M in media spend (that’s a combo of ad spot value and hard cash shelled out). — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

While other bidders bid with hard cash, a judgment creditor may instead bid a portion of the judgment held against the debtor. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The author said the hard cash reaffirms that piracy is a crime. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 27 July 2026

In the early days of AI, venture capitalists, wealthy individuals, and Big Tech firms used hard cash to invest in the new technology. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for hard cash

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• moustache
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
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• whiplash
• ash
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