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
- 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 rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。 - Money Legal tender issued by a government.
货币政府发行的法定货币。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。