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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Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Kelsey's beloved ReviVILLE team and expert salesmanship turned fan fervor into cold hard cash to fund the future of Louisville basketball.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Whereas many tech deals are conducted in equity of ambiguous value, this one was done in cold, hard cash, though the product itself is by no means a sure bet.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
But the former is hard cash, and the latter is still largely considered an intangible.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Hard cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cash. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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