legal tender

Example Sentences

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Yes, Gulf statelets like Aden were overseen by the Bombay presidency, and yes, the India rupee was, for the most part, their legal tender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Last year, the country welcomed a record 3.9 million tourists, including cryptocurrency evangelists drawn by Bukele’s short-lived experiment in making Bitcoin legal tender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

In 2021 he made Bitcoin legal tender nationwide, and though the experiment has largely been a failure, it has attracted crypto bros and tech opportunists.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2025

Suddenly I realized — a shock to the system! — you needed legal tender in order to live.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

“Leave that to my father. He knows bank people who know other bank people. They’ll give him legal tender for it.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison