legal tender
Example Sentences
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Pennies will remain legal tender, so they can still be used or exchanged for other cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 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
"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
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
“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
