legal tender
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legal tender
noun legal tenders
- Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
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noun currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
| Español | moneda legal, moneda de curso legal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 법화 beophwa, 법정통화 beopjeongtonghwa |
| 日本語 | 法定通貨 hōtei tsūka, 法貨 hōka |
| 中文 | 法定貨幣 /法定货币 fǎdìng huòbì, 法償貨幣 /法偿货币 fǎcháng huòbì |
| Português | curso forçado |
| Français | cours légal |
| Deutsch | gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel |
| Italiano | valuta legale |
| Русский | зако́нное платёжное сре́дство zakónnoje platjóžnoje srédstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | đấu thầu hợp pháp |
Talk about this word "legal tender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legal%20tender. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. legal tender. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20tender "legal tender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20tender.
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@misc{legal_tender_2026,
title = {legal tender},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20tender},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
