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hard cash

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hard cash
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) money or payment in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques or credit
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Noun1.hard cashhard cash - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
change - money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
change - the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
chickenfeed, chump change, small change - a trifling sum of money
pin money, pocket money, spending money - cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
cold cash, ready cash, ready money - money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set"
Translations
hard cash n(denaro) contante
hard cash n(denaro) contante


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We had one or two high, influential friends there, and many others humble but valuable because bought for good hard cash.
One would bargain for peace against hard cash if these fellows weren't always ready to snatch at one's very soul with the other hand.
He required hard cash in return for some corn with which he supplied the worthy captain, and left the latter at a loss which most to admire, his native chivalry as a brave, or his acquired adroitness as a trader.
 
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