Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index H hard currency: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hard' cur'rency Pronunciation: [key] money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hardcover hard dinkum ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rocrustean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language