cold cash

Meanings

nouncold cash (uncountable)

idiomaticuncountableMoney, regarded as an incentive that can override any doubts or ethical concerns.
Synonyms: cold hard cash, hard cash
uncountableReady money.
"I wouldn't cross that rock wall for a hundred thousand dollars in cold cash."
1917, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 5, in The Yukon Trail
3 more examples
"Promises, especially from Joe Larkin, will go a long way, though they don't rouse the white hot enthusiasm that cold cash in the pocket does."
1904, David Graham Phillips, chapter 19, in The Cost
[H]ighways, dams and research laboratories have lost their primacy; cold cash—for pensions, doctors and hospitals—has taken over.
2000 October 15, Matthew Miller, “The Big Federal Freeze”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Jul 2013
Maine has only 1.3 million people but at least 25 trillion gallons of drinkable water in its lakes and aquifers. Wilfong, a former state legislator, wants to turn that resource into cold cash.
2005 December 12, Jyoti Thottham, “War on the Water Front”, in Time
Synonyms: cold hard cash, hard cash
archaicuncountableSpecie (as contrasted with paper money).
Synonyms: cold hard cash, hard cash