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

• 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。
• Horita: I understand that Bank of England notes have been legal tender in Britain since the early part of the19th century.
  堀田：据我所知，从19世纪初叶，英格兰银行发行的纸币就已经成为英国的法币了。
• 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。
• Are copper coins legal tender for a sum in excess of 10 pounds?
  超过十镑的数目可以用铜币作为法定货币来偿付吗？
• These Scottish bank notes are not legal tender in Scotland or anywhere else.
  这些苏格兰纸币不是苏格兰或任何其他地方的法定货币。
• 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。
• 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。
• The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.
  最常用的交换媒质；发挥法定货币功能的货币。
• The rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
  该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。
• 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。