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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

All UK coins featuring the late Queen's profile remain legal tender and in active circulation, alongside her son's coins.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Bitcoiners have come to love the currency’s adoption as legal tender in other countries, and the value of the central coin has become just as responsive to broader macroeconomic conditions as anything else.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 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