hard cash

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At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Young tech companies once might have complemented lower salaries with generous equity packages, but now they’re turning to cold hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Pyongyang has also moved to revive inbound tourism to earn much-needed hard cash, developing lavish coastal and mountain resorts.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

There is only emptiness: a hollow space where a heart should be, ready to be filled with cold, hard cash.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Fortunately this amount was for the most part in cheques, which I succeeded in stopping at the bank; but the loss in hard cash exceeded �1,600.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.