legal tender

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

Origin of legal tender

1
First recorded in 1730–40

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British Dictionary definitions for legal tender

legal tender

noun
  1. 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.

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