as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
coins and bills are considered legal tender, but postage stamps are not
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Recent Examples of legal tender
Pennies will remain legal tender and can still be used or exchanged at banks, credit unions, and Coinstar kiosks in Ohio and nationwide.
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
El Salvador's 2021 adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender marked an early challenge to dollar hegemony.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Missouri lawmakers this week, in a move that surprised some, approved a controversial bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
The talk of the town has been nation-state adoption of Bitcoin, from El Salvador’s experiment with Bitcoin as legal tender to recent actions in the United States with the new Administration.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
El Salvador's 2021 adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender marked an early challenge to dollar hegemony.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Missouri lawmakers this week, in a move that surprised some, approved a controversial bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
The talk of the town has been nation-state adoption of Bitcoin, from El Salvador’s experiment with Bitcoin as legal tender to recent actions in the United States with the new Administration.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal tender
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From a financial engineering perspective, the deal structure, which combines $45 in cash per share with 2.2005 Palo Alto shares, provides CyberArk shareholders with immediate liquidity while maintaining upside exposure to the combined entity's success.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The first-place finisher also receives $5,000 in cash for business investment, as well as business coaching, social media help, and marketing support.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There is real money behind each of these stocks both from the company, investors and short sellers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Instead, changes to the awards came after the HHS review, which in some cases delayed the release of the money and left programs hanging.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Certified Collectibles Group, which got its start authenticating collectible coins in the late 1980s, is seeing its young sports card grading business boom.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other Orange County stores sell stamps as a side to coins, jewelry and stationery.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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The world’s second-most valuable digital currency by total market value dropped to approximately $3,475.00 around 7 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase figures from TradingView.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Support begins at the $631 level, and as is so often the case when a stock, index, currency or commodity sells off to support, said securities will sink into support before finding support (will sink into the mattress further).—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Legal tender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20tender. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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