legal tender
英 [ˌliːɡl ˈtendə(r)]
美 [ˌliːɡl ˈtendər]
n. 法定货币
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
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - We also know that beer was used in the middle ages as legal tender for paying taxes and settling debts.
我们同样知道，在中世纪，啤酒被用作法定货币，可以用它来支付税款，清偿债务。 - 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。 - Most notably, if a country is trying to leave one currency, keeping that as legal tender alongside a second currency for a period can ensure a country honours its old contracts and thus avoids a technical default.
很明显，如果某个国家试图放弃某种货币，那么允许该货币与新货币同时作为法定货币流通一段时期，就可以确保该国继续履行旧有合同从而避免技术性违约。 - Money Legal tender issued by a government.
货币政府发行的法定货币。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。