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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries法定货币
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎdìng huòbì
"纸币是一个国家的主要法定货币。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Coins or paper money that a country's government has declared to be acceptable as a medium of exchange for the settlement of debts.
"Paper currency is recognized as legal tender for all public and private debts within the country." - 2
An official offer of money or performance to fulfill an obligation under the law.
"The debtor made a legal tender of the full amount before the court deadline."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'legal', derived from the Latin 'legalis' (pertaining to the law), and the noun 'tender', derived from the Old French 'tendre' (to offer or present), which stems from the Latin 'tendere' (to stretch). Historically established in financial and legal frameworks during the 18th century, it denotes a medium of exchange that an authorized body designates as acceptable for the discharge of debts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Legal tender" is said worldwide
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cours légal
Transliteration: /kuʁ le.ɡal/
"Les billets de banque ont cours légal dans tout le pays."
gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
Transliteration: /ɡəˈzɛt.lɪ.çəs ˈtsaː.lʊŋsˌmɪ.təl/
"Euro-Banknoten sind das einzige unbeschränkte gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel."
corso legale
Transliteration: /ˈkɔr.so leˈɡa.le/
"La moneta nazionale ha corso legale in tutto lo Stato."
curso legal
Transliteration: /ˈkuɾ.so leˈɣal/
"El billete de banco es moneda de curso legal."
curso legal
Transliteration: /ˈkuɾ.su leˈɡaw/
"A moeda fiduciária é considerada curso legal."
वैधानिक मुद्रा
Transliteration: vaidhānik mudrā
"यह नोट देश में वैधानिक मुद्रा है।"
法定货币
Transliteration: fǎdìng huòbì
"纸币是一个国家的主要法定货币。"
법정 화폐
Transliteration: beopjeong hwapye
"중앙은행이 발행한 지폐는 법정 화폐입니다."
法定通貨
Transliteration: hōtei tsūka
"その紙幣はこの国で唯一の法定通貨です。"
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