hard currency

noun

: money that comes from a country with a strong government and economy and that is not likely to lose its value

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Back in our home in Denmark, a family friend helped translate all these original sources — paid for in hard currency: Czechoslovian beer from Bohemia. —

Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Cuban banks have very limited amounts of hard currency to exchange and many companies around the world avoid using Cuban banks, because of the U.S. embargo. —

Orlando Matos, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 Yet in dysfunctional economies such as Argentina and Turkey, beset by hyperinflation and a shortage of hard currency, tether is also a lifeline for people. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 Both of them rely on their foreign-residing nationals for access to hard currency. —

Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hard currency

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