noun
- A currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value.
- usage: "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"
- Money in the form of bills or coins.
- usage: "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
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