hard currency
Coins and bills
Hard currency is money from a country with a stable economy and strong international standing—dollars, euros, yen.
It holds its value and converts easily, unlike soft currencies prone to inflation or devaluation.
In times of crisis, people seek hard currency as a store of value: The black market trades only in hard currency.
Basic U.S. currency unit
- euroShared continental currency
- yenPersistent strong craving
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- Swiss francCurrency of Switzerland
gold · bullion · banknotes · coins · foreign exchange · forex · legal tender
Secure and unchanging
- trustedEarned belief in
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- strongHaving great physical power
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
backed · solvent · creditworthy · pegged · appreciating · store of value · benchmark
Car with folding roof
- exchangeableAble to be traded
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- marketableFit to be sold
- accessibleAble to be reached
spendable · transferable · negotiable · circulating · fungible · redeemable · cashable
dollar
Basic U.S. currency unit
Swiss franc · gold · bullion · banknotes · coins · foreign exchange · forex · legal tender
stable
Secure and unchanging
reliable · backed · solvent · creditworthy · pegged · appreciating · store of value · benchmark
convertible
Car with folding roof
- exchangeableAble to be traded
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- marketableFit to be sold
accessible · spendable · transferable · negotiable · circulating · fungible · redeemable · cashable
hard currencycryptocurrency
Encrypted decentralized money
virtual currency · Bitcoin · crypto · digital currency · electronic money
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