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
For decades, the U.S. has operated on fiat currency, and while federal law already recognizes U.S. gold and silver coins as legal tender, their actual commercial use has been rare and logistically challenging.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
While coins currently in circulation will remain legal tender throughout the country, retailers may eventually start rounding prices to the nearest nickel to compensate.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 June 2025
Even after production stops, pennies will remain legal tender in the U.S.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 June 2025
But the penny will still remain legal tender, and will still be in use at thousands of retailers around the country for sometime to come.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
While coins currently in circulation will remain legal tender throughout the country, retailers may eventually start rounding prices to the nearest nickel to compensate.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 June 2025
Even after production stops, pennies will remain legal tender in the U.S.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 June 2025
But the penny will still remain legal tender, and will still be in use at thousands of retailers around the country for sometime to come.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
Noun
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Make a cash deposit of at least $10 using any of the preferred payment methods.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Raiders have had three regimes pay really good money for three consecutive veteran quarterbacks who have been abominable.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Prior to the launch of her limited-edition charm, the singer starred in the Pandora Talisman campaign — a new collection from the brand that forwent its traditional design codes and found inspiration from ancient coins with jewelry pieces including Latin inscriptions.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Among the most notable finds are hundreds of coins bearing Cleopatra’s image, pottery dating back to her reign, and a bust believed to represent her father.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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That agenda has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The rare, direct foreign intervention, which will take the form of a currency swap, is aimed at boosting a collapsing peso and calming market volatility ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections later this month.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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His beloved baseball glove; the cashmere quarter-zips his grandma bought him for Christmas — anything to raise a hundred bucks and feed the addiction.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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About a dozen does with some small bucks were coming in and out of the field.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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