hard cash

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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

Contemporaries were convinced that his motivation for publishing Mansfield’s ephemera wasn’t so much reverence for her talent as greed for hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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.