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
In June 2019, the government recognized the RTGS dollar as legal tender and rechristened it the new Zimbabwean dollar, while at the same time barring the use of the U.S. dollar.
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Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
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.
—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
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Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
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There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Financial records proved this cash reimbursement was an untrue claim by McDougal, the court documents concluded.Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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In Hauptmann’s home, authorities found $14,000 of the ransom money, as well as the go-between’s phone number written on a closet wall.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The traditional Lebanese houses with green shutters and red-tiled roofs were now splattered with mustard-yellow signage for OMT, one of the services the diaspora relies on to send money home from abroad.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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That coin was supposed to increase in value over time and change color when its value matured.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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After Patterson’s missed field goal at the end of regulation, Washington won the overtime coin toss and went 70 yards, winning the game on a 2-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to tight end Zach Ertz.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile the naira currency languishes at record lows against the dollar.Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Trump administration can foster adoption of crypto with regulatory clarity of the digital currencies.Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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