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hard currency

noun

  1. money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies.


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They wanted a stable money supply and to not have their hard currency siphoned off to British creditors.

The government has also shut down tourism onto the island, a critical source of income for people and of both state revenue and hard currency.

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Kim must guard his dwindling hard currency lest he runs out of emergency funds.

Russia still has vast energy resources, which help bring in hard currency and much-needed foreign investment.

He added: “Unfortunately for us, Burma has the hard currency to buy what Pyongyang is selling—it may be rubies for atoms.”

Foreigners are willing to shell hard currency for this indulgence.

This surplus, however, could not be used to reduce foreign indebtedness because it did not generate hard currency earnings.

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