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
So what happens without pennies, at least when cash is still the legal tender of choice?
Enter the nickel.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Pennies will remain legal tender, which is fortunate since more than a billion dollar's worth are in circulation.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 May 2025
Eleven states currently recognize gold and silver coins as legal tender.
—Ian Robinson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Utah was the first state to legalize gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Pennies will remain legal tender, which is fortunate since more than a billion dollar's worth are in circulation.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 May 2025
Eleven states currently recognize gold and silver coins as legal tender.
—Ian Robinson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Utah was the first state to legalize gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for legal tender
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
Noun
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Members also get Walmart cash rebates on travel services.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To model what this distribution — which will begin when the first baby bonds recipients turn 18 in 2041 — will look like, the cash catalyst program will also focus on giving money to people between the ages of 18 and 30.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Other teams were able to offer more money, and the Lakers did.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Last month, Kubler was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of securities fraud and money laundering.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The interactive cash register uses a toy credit card, coins, a scanner, and a number pad to teach everything from shopping phrases to food, numbers, and songs.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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Before 1985, the team picking first overall had been determined through a coin flip between the worst teams in each conference.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The group saw sales up 1 percent in local currencies in the three months to May 31.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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