What does legal tender mean?

Definition

Currency recognized by law as valid for settling monetary debts.

Example sentences

• Are these old notes still legal tender, or have they been withdrawn?🔊

  Are these old notes still legal tender, or have they been withdrawn?

• Apparently those notes stopped being legal tender last month; I'll check whether the bank will exchange them.🔊

  Apparently those notes stopped being legal tender last month; I'll check whether the bank will exchange them.

Related words

legal tender in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese