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。
• Is the dollar bill still legal tender?
  因是美元汇率条例草案仍有法定货币吗？
• Checks serve as money, although they are not legal tender, because they can be collected quickly and cheaply through the banking system.
  尽管支票不是法定货币，但可以作为货币使用，因为它可以通过银行系统较快捷、费用较低地来托收。
• 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。
• The old pound note is no longer legal tender.
  旧制的英镑纸币已不是法定的货币了。
• Money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie.
  即使不能转换成标准硬币但由政府宣布为法币的钱币。
• 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。
• 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。
• The government simply states that this money is the only type that can be used as legal tender.
  政府只需说，这货币是唯一的可流通的法定货币。
• Moreover, the small, vulnerable economy has suffered because the Turkish lira is legal tender.
  此外，由于土耳其里拉是合法的货币，其弱小而敏感的经济很容易受到影响。