hard cash

hard cash

Dollar bills and coins, as opposed to checks or credit. The deal won't go through unless we pay him in hard cash.
See also: cash, hard
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hard ˈcash

real money, not shares, cheques, etc: How much is it worth in hard cash?
See also: cash, hard
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • cold, hard cash
  • cold cash
  • cash in hand
  • cash or credit
  • by check
  • ready cash
  • cash down
  • cash
  • cash money
  • cash in (one's) checks
References in periodicals archive
City now power lure of hard cash, City now have pulling power beyond the lure of hard cash, and Guardiola is proof of that Stuart Brennan
A big bulk of the funds obtained by banks, if not all, have been channeled to meet their clients' needs of hard cash, especially for imports that have been listed according to priority by the CBE.
However, it mostly affected those who were daily wage earners, solely relying on hard cash to meet their needs.
The company behind the most famous building blocks in the world has never opened its doors before, but this docu follows a young design student as he tries to get a job with them, and two adult fans who want to turn their love of bricks into cold hard cash.
He said: "We have seen the practical benefits in hard cash terms, the Liverpool you see today would not be the same without European support - it brought us back from the dark days.
WEIGHING UP THE ENEMY C4 8pm Faddy diets, self-discipline and exercise regimes have all failed, but can cold hard cash prove a big enough incentive for overweight people to lose the lard?
The company manufactures flexible packaging material used for shampoo satchels, gutka and soaps, and a portion of this cash sale could be legitimate as some small units pay directly in hard cash. However, a deeper investigation has to be carried out as to whether such a huge sum can be passed off as cash sales, a senior official said.
What has to be highlighted here is that without hard cash and a dependence on bank cards and internet banking then others can have it for their use, illuminating the fact that you don't have total control over your wealth with just bank cards and online banking, and never would in a cashless society which cannot be dismissed.
Melbourne, April 29 ( ANI ): Taylor Swift has reportedly purchased a beachfront mansion in Rhode Island for 17 million dollars and has paid the full amount in hard cash.
where a 12-year-old girl brought a backpack full of $20,000 in cold, hard cash to school on Monday.
The bank, which has been promoting the use of plastic cards, said that the various promotions that it has been conducting were aimed at encouraging the use of plastic cards rather than hard cash.
But now Rovers owners Venky's are putting up hard cash to seal the deal.
LONDON (TAP) - A multimillion pound property empire that includes flats and houses in London is being sold off and turned into hard cash by members of Syria's Assad family, it has been reported.
I was first inspired by Burpee's, probably the only seed catalog we received in our suburban New York home, with its enticing offer of hard cash for developing the first white marigold."--From "Seed Catalog Roundup 2011, Part I," February 9, 2011