Definition of legal tender
:money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered
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Examples of legal tender in a Sentence
Soon after France adopted the euro, the French franc ceased to be legal tender.
coins and bills are considered legal tender, but postage stamps are not
First Known Use of legal tender
circa 1730
legal tender Synonyms
Synonyms
bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], money, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampumRelated Words
coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending moneyLEGAL TENDER Defined for English Language Learners
legal tender
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Definition of legal tender for English Language Learners
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: money that the law allows people to use for paying debts
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legal tender
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legal Definition of legal tender
:money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered
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