legal tender
noun
: money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered
Examples of legal tender in a Sentence
Soon after France adopted the euro, the French franc ceased to be legal tender.
coins and bills are considered legal tender, but postage stamps are not
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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
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20tender. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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