hard currency
noun
: money that comes from a country with a strong government and economy and that is not likely to lose its value
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Private fortunes are being made through licensed and unlicensed mining, smuggling, and sales to the central bank of Ethiopia, which is desperate for hard currency amid the country’s continuing economic meltdown.
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Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
These policy shifts have led to a sharp decline in oil shipments and a loss of crucial hard currency inflows.
—Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
In Latin America and Southeast Asia, stablecoins are helping businesses hedge against inflation and access hard currency equivalents with more predictability.
—Elizabeth Rossiello, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Nearly two million South Koreans traveled to the site over the next decade, providing Pyongyang with a critical stream of hard currency.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
These policy shifts have led to a sharp decline in oil shipments and a loss of crucial hard currency inflows.
—Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
In Latin America and Southeast Asia, stablecoins are helping businesses hedge against inflation and access hard currency equivalents with more predictability.
—Elizabeth Rossiello, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Nearly two million South Koreans traveled to the site over the next decade, providing Pyongyang with a critical stream of hard currency.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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“Hard currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20currency. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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