Idiom
cold cash
Meaning
Money, regarded as an incentive that can override any doubts or ethical concerns.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He only cares about cold cash.”
“The company offered him a large amount of cold cash to keep quiet about the safety issues.”
“Despite his initial moral objections to the project, the promise of cold cash eventually persuaded him to sign the contract.”
Examples
simple
“He only cares about cold cash.”
contextual
“The company offered him a large amount of cold cash to keep quiet about the safety issues.”
complex
“Despite his initial moral objections to the project, the promise of cold cash eventually persuaded him to sign the contract.”
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