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

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

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

Rhymes for hard cash

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