Legal tender
Legal tender noun - Something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment.
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Payment and legal tender are semantically related. in currency topic. In some cases you can use "Payment" instead a noun phrase "Legal tender".
Payment
Payment noun - The act of offering money in exchange for goods or services.
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Legal tender and payment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legal tender" instead a noun "Payment".
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They're legal tender but not in general circulation and unlikely to be accepted as payment.
Source: Useful Notes / Old British Money - However, the federal law states that cash money is legal tender for goods and services rendered and a business is not allowed to refuse it as payment (or at least not refuse it and then claim the customer didn't pay).
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law - The legal tender law in the UK (as of 2013) states that the following payment for a debt that has already been incurred must be accepted: English banknotes - £50, £20, £10, and £5 - in any quantity.
Source: Paying in Coins
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