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Answer for the clue "Official currency ", 12 letters:
legal tender

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) Any form of currency that by law cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Legal Tender " is the first single released by The B-52's from their 1983 album Whammy! . The single was their third Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, at #81. The song also peaked at #9 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, along with album tracks " Whammy ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. something used as an official medium of payment [syn: tender ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tender \Ten"der\, n. (Law) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But they are the old-style notes without silver strips although legal tender could arouse suspicion. ▪ His followers made it a legal tender at the stores for everything they wanted. ▪ It was not legal tender but traded at a free ...