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
The ancients used it as legal tender.
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Other nations, such as El Salvador, have already embraced Bitcoin as legal tender, but a move of this magnitude from the world’s largest economy is unprecedented.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Since 2021, El Salvador positioned itself as Bitcoin Country, mainly due to the recognition of bitcoin as legal tender, approved that year.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, they cannot be used as legal tender.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Other nations, such as El Salvador, have already embraced Bitcoin as legal tender, but a move of this magnitude from the world’s largest economy is unprecedented.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Since 2021, El Salvador positioned itself as Bitcoin Country, mainly due to the recognition of bitcoin as legal tender, approved that year.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, they cannot be used as legal tender.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legal tender
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
Noun
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In the next few years, expect to see even more people quietly stacking cash from their living rooms, offering hyper-specific products and services and never worrying about beating the algorithm.—
King Holder,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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The group was also reportedly involved in transporting and laundering cash made from the drug sales, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Noun
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In the short run, using money to buy power and power to make money may shield them from Trump’s rages.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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This could take up to 45 days for the money to eventually reach your account.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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An affiliate of The Trump Organization and the company Fight Fight Fight LLC own 80% of the meme coins, according to the cryptocurrency's website.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Trump spoke to the top 220 investors of his meme coin at his Virginia golf club after flying there from the White House on a military helicopter.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Pricing in other currencies will be confirmed closer to the launch date.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Once a crypto skeptic who said bitcoin seemed like a scam, Trump has now fully embraced digital currency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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