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

"I'll accept any legal tender - I'm not going to tell people how to pay for their goods," she added.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Bitcoiners have come to love the currency’s adoption as legal tender in other countries, and the value of the central coin has become just as responsive to broader macroeconomic conditions as anything else.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

He introduced a voucher system, which at first functioned as a form of credit, but gradually became a substitute for legal tender.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende