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
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
They had originally come to our shores in the train of the Conqueror's army, thus conveniently enabling the Norman soldiers to turn their English loot into hard cash.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward