legal tender
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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
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
In 2022, CAR became the world's second country after El Salvador to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
At one time he had and used as legal tender at least forty-five tops of various sizes and colors, from the thick clumsy baby tops to the lean and dangerous splitters with their needle points.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.