legal tender

Example Sentences

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They remain legal tender but not in circulation, as they are largely kept by private currency collectors.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The Abu Dhabi fund and Binance strengthened the nascent stablecoin by using it as legal tender similar to hard currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

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

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