hard currency

Noun hard currency has 2 senses

• hard currency(n = noun.possession) - a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "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"
is a kind of currency

• hard currency(n = noun.possession) cash, hard cash - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
is a kind of currency
has particulars: change, change, chickenfeed, chump change, small change, pin money, pocket money, spending money, cold cash, ready cash, ready money