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legal tender

 
 
noun [U] MONEY

Definition

coins or bank notes that are part of a country's official currency: The euro became legal tender in 12 European countries on Jan. 1, 2002.
(Definition of legal tender noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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