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HARD CURRENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Money in the form of bills or coins
Example:
there is a desperate shortage of hard cash
Synonyms:
cash; hard cash; hard currency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("hard currency" is a kind of...):
currency (the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hard currency"):
change (money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency)
change (the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value
Example:
Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("hard currency" is a kind of...):
currency (the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)
