legal tender

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noun

currency that may be lawfully tendered in payment of a debt, such as paper money, Federal Reserve notes, or coins.

Origin of legal tender

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby legal tender

legal pad, legal positivism, legal reserve, legal separation, legal-size, legal tender, legal weight, Leganés, Legaspi, legate, legatee

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Example sentences from the Web for legal tender

If so, why do the rest of us have to put up with legal-tender paper money?
‘A Ghastly Waste of Time?’ Considering the Constitution|Seth Lipsky|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is only for notes issued in excess of these amounts that legal-tender money must be deposited with the trustees at Montreal.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
In short, the value of inconvertible paper can be but little affected by legal-tender powers.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It is not the legal-tender stamp that gives a coin its value in international payments.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

It may now be permissible to examine into the extent to which a demand is created by legal-tender laws.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It is not legal-tender laws, nor is it intrinsic value, which makes even gold go as money.
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed

British Dictionary definitions for legal tender

legal tender

noun

currency in specified denominations that a creditor must by law accept in redemption of a debt

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Cultural definitions for legal tender

legal tender

Any form of money that a government decrees must be accepted in payment of debts.

单词	legal tender
释义	legal tender SEE SYNONYMS FOR legal tender ON THESAURUS.COM noun currency that may be lawfully tendered in payment of a debt, such as paper money, Federal Reserve notes, or coins. Origin of legal tender First recorded in 1730–40 Words nearby legal tender legal pad, legal positivism, legal reserve, legal separation, legal-size, legal tender, legal weight, Leganés, Legaspi, legate, legatee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for legal tender If so, why do the rest of us have to put up with legal-tender paper money? ‘A Ghastly Waste of Time?’ Considering the Constitution\|Seth Lipsky\|January 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is only for notes issued in excess of these amounts that legal-tender money must be deposited with the trustees at Montreal. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips In short, the value of inconvertible paper can be but little affected by legal-tender powers. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips It is not the legal-tender stamp that gives a coin its value in international payments. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips It may now be permissible to examine into the extent to which a demand is created by legal-tender laws. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips It is not legal-tender laws, nor is it intrinsic value, which makes even gold go as money. The Brothers' War\|John Calvin Reed British Dictionary definitions for legal tender legal tender noun currency in specified denominations that a creditor must by law accept in redemption of a debt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to legal tender circulating medium, cold cash, currency, hard cash, medium of exchange, money Cultural definitions for legal tender legal tender Any form of money that a government decrees must be accepted in payment of debts. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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legal tender

noun

Origin of legal tender

Words nearby legal tender

Example sentences from the Web for legal tender

British Dictionary definitions for legal tender

noun

Words related to legal tender

Cultural definitions for legal tender