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  • 101hard currency — noun 1. a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary… …

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  • 102hard cash — noun money in the form of bills or coins there is a desperate shortage of hard cash • Syn: ↑cash, ↑hard currency • Derivationally related forms: ↑cash (for: ↑cash) …

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  • 103Hard Times (1975 film) — Infobox Film name = Hard Times (also released as The Streetfighter ) caption = Original theatrical poster director = Walter Hill producer = Lawrence Gordon writer = Walter Hill (screenplay) Bryan Gindoff (story screenplay) Bruce Henstell (story… …

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  • 104Money note — A money note is a music industry slang term which refers to a part of a live or recorded singing performance which is subjectively judged to be very dramatic or emotionally stirring. Created from a confluence of composition or improvisational and …

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  • 105hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 106hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 107In hard condition — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …

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  • 108money — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Medium of exchange Nouns 1. money, finance, funds, treasure, capital, assets; ways and means, wherewithal; money matters, economics, the dismal science; resources, backing (see means); purse strings.… …

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  • 109soft money — money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations. * * * In the U.S., paper money as contrasted with coins, or hard money; also, unregulated monetary donations to political parties or candidates. In… …

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  • 110hard — [[t]hɑrd[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) not soft; solid and firm to the touch 2) firmly formed; tight: a hard knot[/ex] 3) difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task[/ex] 4) difficult or troublesome with respect to an… …

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