hard_currency (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *hard currency*:
NOUN	possession	hard currency	a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value
possession	hard currency, cash, hard cash	money in the form of bills or coins

English > *hard currency*: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value.
Examples	"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"
Broader	currency	The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

English > *hard currency*: 2 senses > noun 2, possession
Meaning	money in the form of bills or coins.
Synonyms	cash, hard cash
Narrower	change	The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
	change	money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
	pocket money, pin money, spending money	cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
	ready cash, cold cash, ready money	money in the form of cash that is readily available
	small change, chickenfeed, chump change	A trifling sum of money
Broader	currency	The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
Spanish	dinero efectivo, dinero en efectivo, dinero en metálico, efectivo, metálico
Catalan	diners comptants, efectiu

HyperDic: hard_currency