cold hard cash
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Money in the form of banknotes and coins as opposed to electronic money, credit, and checks.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The study found that appeals to altruism had limits in changing people's behavior, whereas cold hard cash was somewhat more effective."
- "The locals laughed when asked about forms of payment at the barber shop. "No credit cards, no checks — just cold hard cash!""
- "The company had produced several millionaires, but they were illiquid, with not nearly as much cold hard cash as nonrich people might tend to imagine."
- "As the war dragged on, greybacks became difficult to spend, as many sellers were taking only cold hard cash."