legal tender

noun

Definition of legal tendernext
as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment coins and bills are considered legal tender, but postage stamps are not

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Recent Examples of legal tender There are also four bills from the 2025 legislative session that become law on Wednesday, including one to designate gold and silver as legal tender. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026 In 1926, the nation’s 150th anniversary, then-President Calvin Coolidge appeared on a commemorative half-dollar coin that was official legal tender. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026 As the world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has positioned itself as a hub for crypto-curious travelers, with digital wallets operating alongside its low-density tourism. — Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026 The mislabeling of President Andrew Jackson’s portrait is just one of the telltale signs signifying that some bills getting passed around in Greater Boston are movie props and not legal tender. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legal tender
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
  1. cash
  2. money
  3. coin
  4. currency
  5. bucks
Noun
  • In 1989, the holiday food drive became a year-round program, and in 1990 the company’s stores began accepting cash donations at the register.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Ganiyu received about $671,438 from citizenship applicants through Zelle and Cash App, along with $287,830 in cash deposits that prosecutors say were meant to conceal the money’s source, according to court documents, the New York Post reported.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • That pick also comes with significantly more money (close to $3 million in 2026) for a team’s draft bonus pool.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The money will go toward manufacturing research for the hardware behind its quantum processors.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of money
Noun
  • There are low-budget neon casinos, pawn shops, all-night wedding chapels, and jewelry exchanges promising top dollar for coins, bullion, and scrap.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Two Anglo-Saxon coins were minted under King Edward the Elder, who came to rule most of England during his reign from 899 to 924.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of coin
Noun
  • Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin headed for its third straight winning week, as traders searched for refuge amid volatile moves in equities, currencies and bond markets.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And the depreciation of the naira currency has seen the dollar value of company revenues fall within the period.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of currency
Noun
  • That’s because content companies are willing to shell out major bucks to air live, anything-can-happen matches, which tend to draw bigger audiences than scripted fare.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Videos showed a doe shot over bait, while others documented smaller bucks in the bed of his truck — all while Wolff had his hunting and fishing licenses revoked.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bucks

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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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