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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
  该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• After all, a currency is the reflection of the country in which it is legal tender.
  毕竟，一个国家的货币是体现在它的法定货币。
• These coins are no longer legal tender.
  这些硬币已不再是法定货币。