legal tender

Example Sentences

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In 2021, El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender alongside the US dollar.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Pennies will remain legal tender, so they can still be used or exchanged for other cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 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

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Instead of continuing the argument about how they would cop, they began to fantasize about what the gold could buy when it became legal tender.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison