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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Money Legal tender issued by a government.
货币政府发行的法定货币。 - 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。 - 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。 - These coins are no longer legal tender.
这些硬币已不再是法定货币。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。