English noun: hard currency | |||
1. | hard currency (possession) a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value | ||
Samples | 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 (hypernym) | currency | ||
2. | hard currency (possession) money in the form of bills or coins | ||
Samples | There is a desperate shortage of hard cash. | ||
Synonyms | cash, hard cash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | currency | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | change, change, chickenfeed, chump change, cold cash, pin money, pocket money, ready cash, ready money, small change, spending money | ||