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
- Legal tender is a concept with no practical relevance.
法定货币是一种没有实际意义的概念。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A check is not legal tender.
支票不是法定清偿。 - 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 old pound note is no longer legal tender.
旧制的英镑纸币已不是法定的货币了。 - The rupee is also accepted as legal tender in the country.
该国也接受卢比为合法的货币。 - 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。 - 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。