hard cash

:  not easily penetrated :  not easily yielding to pressure

:  not capable of being spread :  very firm

:  having a harsh or acid taste

:  with great or utmost effort or energy :  strenuously

:  in a violent manner :  fiercely

:  to an immoderate degree

:  ready money

:  money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery

:  being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid — compare accrual

:  to pay or obtain cash for

:  to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)

:  any of various coins of small value in China and southern India

:  a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center

:  a unit of value equivalent to one cash