English Explanatory Dictionary

hard currency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any globally traded currency that serves as a reliable, stable, and easily exchangeable store of value (regarding foreign exchange, and as contrasted with a currency not well trusted regarding inflation and hyperinflation); traditionally, such a currency that is not a cryptocurrency.

Word forms

hard currency hard currencies

Synonyms

hard cash

Related words

digital currency e-currency e-money stablecoin

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