hard currency

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hard currency - a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency" currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
	2.	hard currency - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash" cash, 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"