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
   "The store only accepted hard currency, no credit cards";
   - cash, hard cash

Derived forms: hard currencies

Type of: currency

Encyclopedia: Hard currency