legal tender

英 [ˌliːɡl ˈtendə(r)]

美 [ˌliːɡl ˈtendər]

n.  法定货币

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 法定货币
  money that can be legally used to pay for things in a particular country

柯林斯词典

• 法定货币
  Legal tenderis money, especially a particular coin or banknote, which is officially part of a country's currency at a particular time.

英英释义

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment
  Synonym:tenderstamp

双语例句

• Legal tender is a concept with no practical relevance.
  法定货币是一种没有实际意义的概念。
• Ending something ( e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country.
  终止金或银等作为一个国家法定货币的行为。
• Money is legal tender issued by a government, including paper currency and coin.
  钱币是政府发行之法定货币，包括纸币和硬币。
• Credit is offered only when creditors believe that they have a good chance of obtaining legal tender when they present such instruments at a bank or other authorized institution.
  债权人相信当他们在银行或其它授权机构提交这类信用工具时他们获得法定货币的可能性很大，只有这样信用才有保障。
• The only legal tender for the settlement of a debt in Scotland is coins from the Royal Mint.
  在苏格兰，唯一可用以清偿债务的法定货币是英国皇家铸币局（royalmint）发行的硬币。
• But now, in addition to gold, credit extended by the Federal Reserve banks(" paper reserves") could serve as legal tender to pay depositors.
  但是现在，除了黄金以外，联邦储备银行用纸币（“票据储备”）来合法地支付给存款人，并以此进行信用扩张。
• The central bank official said those that are out already are legal tender.
  银行表示已经流通出去这些错币已经是法币了。
• We also know that beer was used in the middle ages as legal tender for paying taxes and settling debts.
  我们同样知道，在中世纪，啤酒被用作法定货币，可以用它来支付税款，清偿债务。
• Is the dollar bill still legal tender?
  因是美元汇率条例草案仍有法定货币吗？
• A check is not legal tender.
  支票不是法定清偿。