However, accepting foreign currency will result in additional costs for your business.

One stand selling juice near the Winter Palace accepted only hard currency.

We regret that we cannot accept foreign currency or personal cheques.

His father was sick and the private hospital he was in would only accept hard currency.

"We will have common ticket stock available that accepts the euro or local currency - but we're not forcing airlines to deal in euros."

That agency has accepted unused foreign currency from travelers since 1987 as part of its "Change for Good" program.

Dinner at the Japanese restaurant, which accepts only Western currency, costs about $60 for two with wine.

Foreigners can purchase hard-to-find goods at special state stores that accept only hard currency.

Many hotels and establishments, however, are not permitted to accept foreign currency or may be reluctant to do so.

Once an individual is forced to accept currency by the government, essentially the government now controls the means of that individual's survival.