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LEGAL TENDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("legal tender" is a kind of...):
medium of exchange; monetary system (anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "legal tender"):
food stamp (a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food)