Meaning of cold cash | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Money, regarded as an incentive that can override any doubts or ethical concerns.
   idiomatic, uncountable
2. Ready money.
   uncountable
3. Specie (as contrasted with paper money).
   archaic, uncountable

Examples

“"Promises, especially from Joe Larkin, will go a long way, though they don't rouse the white hot enthusiasm that cold cash in the pocket does."”

“"I wouldn't cross that rock wall for a hundred thousand dollars in cold cash."”

“[H]ighways, dams and research laboratories have lost their primacy; cold cash—for pensions, doctors and hospitals—has taken over.”

“Maine has only 1.3 million people but at least 25 trillion gallons of drinkable water in its lakes and aquifers. Wilfong, a former state legislator, wants to turn that resource into cold cash.”

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