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.

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On a special episode (first released on May 14) of The Excerpt podcast: There’s something to cold hard cash. Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 16 May 2025 When things get hard, bubbles pop, but companies with hard cash flow and strong balance sheets thrive. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 With crypto, Trump has found an unnervingly effective way to transmute the clout and power of the nation’s highest office into cold, hard cash. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025 North Carolina surfer Owen Moss scored $75 from sponsor Got Milk, who was dishing out cold hard cash for winners of each heat as a fun incentive, along with a small carton of chocolate milk. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard cash

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“Hard cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cash. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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