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legal tender

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Currencies
ˌlegal ˈtender noun [uncountable]  PECcoins or bank notes that people can officially use as money in a particular country 法定货币
Examples from the Corpus
legal tenderHis followers made it a legal tender at the stores for everything they wanted.But they are the old-style notes without silver strips although legal tender could arouse suspicion.It was not legal tender but traded at a free price against the rouble, and was informally linked to gold.
From Longman Business Dictionarylegal tenderˌlegal ˈtender noun [uncountable]FINANCE coins and bank notes that are officially allowed to be used as money in a particular placeThese notes are no longer legal tender.
ˌlegal ˈtender nounChineseSyllable
Business notes can bank Corpus coins people officially that use or


legal tender
ˌlegal ˈtender noun [uncountable]
coins or bank notes that people can officially use as money in a particular country


legal tenderBrE /ˌliːɡl ˈtendə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌliːɡl ˈtendər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] money that can be legally used to pay for things in a particular country 法定货币