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Word: hardmoney (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...Ambassador's attitude toward her dollar difficulties. If the British remembered F.D.R.'s remark that Douglas seemed more concerned with dollars than humanity, if they were concerned over his dislike for a controlled economy, they could stop worrying. Lew Douglas was an internationalist first, a "hardmoney" man second. Said he: "England is a good risk. But it will be a sorry, sorry day ultimately for this nation when we condition our loans solely on whether they are good risks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: A Good Risk | 3/10/1947 | See Source »

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