Noun
(economics) Money backed by specie and easily convertible into foreign currencies.
(US, politics) Money contributed directly to a candidate rather than to a party or committee.
Academic funds received from a government or other entity at regular intervals, as opposed to those requiring the submission of research grant proposals etc.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA good deal of money; everyone in Texas was counting their nickels and dimes and glad to have them since the finances of the state had collapsed and both news and hard money were difficult to come by. Source: Internet
Hard and soft money interests often did cross party lines, although a larger portion of Democrats were hard money advocates. Source: Internet
Historically, there have been numerous episodes of hyperinflation in various countries followed by a return to "hard money". Source: Internet
I put hard money into his campaign. Source: Internet
The largest data base of hard money lenders. Source: Internet