tender

Examples

• All

• The coins issued under this title shall be legal tender as provided in section 5103 of this title.

  Blog text (34)

• That is legal European tender.

  Beerfest (2006)

• I thought I read that it's not legal tender in South, but it's also not legal tender in Scotland.

  MIT OpenCourseWare

• If you remember, it's only legal tender for debt and so forth.

• No legal tender was stolen.

  Den of Thieves (2018)

• Both of them want an end to legal tender laws that allow for essentially private currency to enter the market.

  Blog text (4)

• It acted as legal tender for all debts, public and private.

  4 Presidents (2020)

• The Hong Kong dollar, as the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, shall continue to circulate.

  Academic text (1990)

• That's legal tender.

  A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

• In the United States, the dollar is recognized as legal tender for all debts, public and private.

Synonyms

L

legal tender

vstender

• Formal

4 4.0

Coins or paper money that the law says must be accepted for payment

covers any official payment medium, not only physical coins or banknotes

Compounds

L

legal tender

• Formal

4 4.0

Coins or paper money that the law says must be accepted for payment

T

tender loving care

• Informal

2 2.5

Gentle, careful help and attention people give to someone or something that needs support

T

tender offer

• Specialized

2 7.5

An offer to buy a company's shares at a higher price than the market

T

tender groin

7.0

A painful area where the leg meets the lower belly, often from a strain or injury

Surface Forms

Etymology