Noun has 2 senses

• hard currency(n = noun.possession) - a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"


• hard currency(n = noun.possession) cash, hard cash - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"