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legal tender
noun
- currency that may be lawfully tendered in payment of a debt, such as paper money, Federal Reserve notes, or coins.
legal tender
noun
- currency in specified denominations that a creditor must by law accept in redemption of a debt
legal tender
- Any form of money that a government decrees must be accepted in payment of debts .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of legal tender1
First recorded in 1730–40
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Suddenly I realized — a shock to the system! — you needed legal tender in order to live.
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In 2022, CAR became the world's second country after El Salvador to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender.
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Cash is legal tender in the UK, but businesses are not obliged to serve people who only want to pay with notes and coins.
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This slump is due to an increase in demand for the US dollar, which is also legal tender.
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They said that the National Park Service’s cashless policy violates federal law, citing a U.S. code that requires U.S. currency to be legal tender for all public charges.
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