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

Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Apollo 3 will be the actual shipping robot that Apptronik is counting on to do real work at high speed and quality, in exchange for cold hard cash. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The combination of moral support and hard cash proved vital as Daniels struggled to course-correct the ship. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 June 2026

Nvidia has been ramping up startup investments in recent years, as its looked to deepen its ties to some of the world's most promising companies, offering technical expertise and supply chain assistance, alongside hard cash. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for hard cash

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• moustache
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
• rehash
• whiplash
• ash
• bash
• brash