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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The bolivar’s plunge can be partially explained by the US military’s show of force, as nervous Venezuelans seek to purchase hard currency as a hedge against an uncertain future.
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department has sought to prosecute middlemen involved in corruption schemes linked to Venezuela’s energy sector, which is one of the country’s few remaining sources of hard currency.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to a blog published by the Council on Foreign Relations, the ins and outs of the crisis are complicated, but undergirding it all is the fact that the country is running out of hard currency.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department has sought to prosecute middlemen involved in corruption schemes linked to Venezuela’s energy sector, which is one of the country’s few remaining sources of hard currency.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to a blog published by the Council on Foreign Relations, the ins and outs of the crisis are complicated, but undergirding it all is the fact that the country is running out of hard currency.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Hard currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20currency. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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