cold (hard) cashmoney in the form of paper money and coins rather than cheques or credit cards
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
cold cash n. Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills.
Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it. Some stores sell things only for cold cash. Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲