legal tender

Example Sentences

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The top recommendation was to "safeguard monetary sovereignty and stability by strengthening monetary policy frameworks and do not grant crypto assets official currency or legal tender status."

From Reuters

When announcing the redesign, the CBN said the new notes would begin circulating from 15 December and the old notes would cease to be legal tender at the end of January.

From BBC

El Salvador's move to make bitcoin legal tender in September 2021 effectively closed the doors to IMF financing.

From Reuters

The current $5 will continue to be issued until the new design is introduced and will remain legal tender.

From Seattle Times

Lee, just one year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of paper money as legal tender, the new majority overruled that decision, championing Congress's broad power to solve national problems.

From Salon