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 legal tender angle is utterly immaterial.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
El Salvador, the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has mined over 474 bitcoins, worth about $29 million, using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano since 2021.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
With nations like El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender and speculation rising that other countries may follow, the U.S. government’s decision to officially acknowledge its Bitcoin holdings marks a significant milestone in digital asset policy.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
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John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
El Salvador, the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has mined over 474 bitcoins, worth about $29 million, using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano since 2021.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
With nations like El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender and speculation rising that other countries may follow, the U.S. government’s decision to officially acknowledge its Bitcoin holdings marks a significant milestone in digital asset policy.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 7 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
Noun
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Money isn’t everything Harris raised a ton of cash.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead of setting a budget and committing yourself to sticking to it, try putting systems in place to handle your money automatically, Sethi said.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Making this change will save you money, save your clothes from being sudsy and irritating your skin, and save your washing machine the extra trouble of rinsing unnecessary bubbles!—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some people like to put chocolates, toys, coins and other treats inside the ones that can be split in half for extra fun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For creators and small businesses, adaptability is the new currency, said Murad Salikhov, co-founder of Schwarzwald Capital, a venture capital fund focused on fintech and the creator economy.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The central bank strengthens or weakens its currency against a basket of its main trading partners, thus effectively setting the S$NEER.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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