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。
• Promissory note for issue by the tate or approved banks as currency or legal tender
  本票，国家或核定银行发行的，作为通货或法定货币
• 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 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 old pound note is no longer legal tender.
  旧制的英镑纸币已不是法定的货币了。
• Virtual money can only be used to buy virtual products and services the companies provide themselves, issuance will be limited, and users are strictly forbidden from trading it into legal tender for a profit, says the notice.
  根据《通知》，虚拟货币只能用于购买网络游戏经营单位自身提供的虚拟产品和服务，其发行将受到限制，严禁网络游戏用户倒卖虚拟货币。
• 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。
• A check is not legal tender.
  支票不是法定清偿。
• 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。
• The rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
  该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。