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

• 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。
• 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。
• A check is not legal tender.
  支票不是法定清偿。
• 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。
• 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 rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
  该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。
• These coins are no longer legal tender.
  这些硬币已不再是法定货币。
• Tencent's messaging system is used by an estimated two-thirds of Chinese internet users and its QQ Coins have been accepted as payment by other companies as well as sold for legal tender.
  目前约有三分之二的中国互联网用户使用腾讯的即时消息系统。该公司出售的Q币已被其它公司接受为支付手段，并被用来出售换取实体货币。
• 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。