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legal tender

NOUN
money backed by government
Synonyms
WEAK
circulating medium cold cash currency hard cash honest money medium of exchange money sound currency valid currency

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Utah, a state with a long mining legacy, was the first to reaffirm gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

Cash is legal tender in the UK, but businesses are not obliged to serve people who only want to pay with notes and coins.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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