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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House Republicans' hunt for cold, hard cash threatens to further complicate Speaker Mike Johnson's majority — which is on track to be the narrowest since the Great Depression. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Terra’s dollar parity relied on economic incentives and code, as opposed to hard cash. —

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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 But what, exactly, is Pyongyang getting out of this? Western and South Korean officials have suggested previously that North Korea was being paid through various means, including resources, food and in some cases hard cash. —

Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hard cash