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
And Bhutan El Salvador is famous for becoming the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, integrating it into several national projects aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing debt.
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Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The commemorative coins were produced this summer by the Royal Australian Mint and represent legal tender.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
The coins, produced by the Australian mint, look like A$1 coins and would be legal tender.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Paper Money Rebellion The Currency Act of 1764 returned the restrictions of 1751: banning colonists from printing their own legal tender bills.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The commemorative coins were produced this summer by the Royal Australian Mint and represent legal tender.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
The coins, produced by the Australian mint, look like A$1 coins and would be legal tender.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Paper Money Rebellion The Currency Act of 1764 returned the restrictions of 1751: banning colonists from printing their own legal tender bills.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
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The same can be said for things like gifted cash for a down payment or side hustle earnings.Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Onion had worked with the Sandy Hook families and had a total bid of $7 million, which included $1.75 million in cash.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Mariners, though, would face significant competition for Walker, and might not view a first baseman who will play next season at 34 years old as the wisest investment of their money.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Robert was somebody whom Gabriel knew better, and one night in the pub Gabriel pressed him on the question of money.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Survivor: Thailand The fake merge and brutal last challenge — where the final three had to hold coins between their fingers in a crazy painful pose — keep this dud out of the bottom spot.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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But, alas, because these are the 2024 Bears and every setback seemingly has to come with a deep stab and a twist of the knife, Williams and his teammates won the overtime coin toss and had the ball with a chance to end the game but ultimately left Soldier Field with a jaw-dropping 30-27 loss.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
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In that podcast, Atkins expressed support for a digital currency that is not controlled by the government.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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All technologies exist on a spectrum and the entire tech world works together in some sense, but things can and will change, so Web3 builders shouldn’t be rigid with maximalist notions, like Bitcoin being the only currency the world needs.Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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