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
However, they cannot be used as legal tender.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Singapore’s Monetary Authority stopped issuing one-cent coins from April 2002, though existing one-cent coins remain legal tender.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Since adopting bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has charted a new course.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Central American country adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021.
—Alex Recouso, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Singapore’s Monetary Authority stopped issuing one-cent coins from April 2002, though existing one-cent coins remain legal tender.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Since adopting bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has charted a new course.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Central American country adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021.
—Alex Recouso, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for legal tender
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
Noun
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The cash is transferred in minutes, though this depends on your bank.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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The farm is 37 minutes west of Kansas City and is cash only.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2025
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Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Although Saudi Arabia is the world’s biggest oil exporter, the kingdom and neighboring countries are using money from energy sales to diversify their economies.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Noun
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That’s how many people lost money on Trump’s meme coin, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Cryptocurrency Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill, dubbed the GENIUS Act, that would have introduced some regulations on stablecoins, or digital currencies that are pegged to the value of a specific asset.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Stablecoins are privately issued digital currencies.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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