legal tender
Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt…Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
» Is this money still legal tender?
Ist dieses Geld hier noch gültiges Zahlungsmittel? — raggione
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
зако́нное платёжное сре́дствоzakónnoje platjóžnoje srédstvo
законний платіжний засібzakonnyj platižnyj zasib
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Examples
3 sentencesIs this money still legal tender?
deIst dieses Geld hier noch gültiges Zahlungsmittel? — raggione
Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.
The Royal Canadian Mint will no longer distribute the coin to financial institutions around the country, but it will remain legal tender.
deDie königlich kanadische Münzanstalt wird das Geldstück nicht länger an Finanzinstitute im ganzen Land verteilen, aber es wird gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel bleiben. — Rekholder
Translations
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Forms
plural: legal tenders| Singular | legal tender |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable