legal tender
Example Sentences
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Utah, a state with a long mining legacy, was the first to reaffirm gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
In 2021, El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender alongside the US dollar.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 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
One hundred twenty-three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and smoke.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
