hard cash
Example Sentences
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At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
That this curiosity translates to cold, hard cash is fantastic news in the streaming era, when Netflix, Hulu and the like have all but annihilated the theatrical mid-budget film.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
He wants cold hard cash, plus a couple of private islands, planes and ultra-luxury yachts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Some few received their pay in hard cash, and went off to other wars; but the large majority, Breton and Angevin, French and Fleming, no less than Norman, wanted land.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
