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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

moeda de curso legal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: moy-da de koor-su le-gaw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Coin of the realm/ˌkɔɪn əv ðə ˈrɛlm/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Esta é a moeda de curso legal do país."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The official currency authorized by the government of a country and accepted as legal tender for all debts.

    "Tax payments must be rendered in the coin of the realm."
  2. 2

    Metaphorically, anything that is generally accepted as standard, authentic, or valuable within a specific domain or culture.

    "In the tech industry, innovative ideas are the true coin of the realm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English and Anglo-French terms relating to authorized currency issued by the sovereign authority of a kingdom. Historically used to distinguish officially recognized legal tender from foreign currency, forged money, or tokens. Over time, the phrase expanded metaphorically to denote anything widely accepted as standard, genuine, or authoritative.

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