hard cash

noun

Ready money.

Similar
cold hard cashcold cashcashhard currency
Opposite
cybercashe-cashcybercurrencycryptocurrencye-money
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Meanings

nounhard cash (uncountable)
  1. uncountableReady money.

    Synonyms: cold hard cash, cold cash

  2. uncountableBanknotes and coins, as contrasted with cheques, credit, IOUs, or any electronic thing.

    Antonyms: cybercash, e-cash, cybercurrency, cryptocurrency, e-money, digital currency, shitcoin

  3. broadlyinformaluncountableHard currency.
  4. archaicuncountableSpecie (as contrasted with paper money).

    Synonyms: cold hard cash, cold cash · Antonyms: paper money

Synonyms & antonyms

nounReady money.

Similar
cold hard cashcold cash

nounBanknotes and coins, as contrasted with cheques, credit, IOUs, or any electronic thing.

Opposite
cybercashe-cashcybercurrencycryptocurrencye-moneydigital currencyshitcoin

nounSpecie (as contrasted with paper money).

Similar
cold hard cashcold cash
Opposite
paper money

More synonyms by meaning

nounmoney in the form of bills or coins

Similar
cashhard currency
Broader
currency
Also see
cashcash on the barrelheadcold cashcold hard cashhard currency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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