hard currency
n 1: 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"
2: money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate
shortage of hard cash" [syn: {cash}, {hard cash}, {hard
currency}]