legal tender

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This pattern is as old as legal tender: gold is the contrary indicator of peace and prosperity.
“黃金是和平與繁榮的反指示劑”——這種模式和法定貨幣一樣由來已久。
However, most stores also accept credit cards, personal checks, and debit cards, none of which are legal tender.
然而，大部分商鋪也接受信用卡，個人支票和借記卡，所有這些都不是法定貨幣。
Yet, their paper money is just a “property title without property” that is “l(fā)egal tender” in all exchanges by which “real” goods and services can be obtained for the paper notes.
然而，他們的紙幣僅僅是一個“沒有任何財産的貨幣符號”，即通過法律槼定，使其在有形商品和服務(wù)中能自由流通的“法定貨幣”。

B. 4128 legislation that makes gold and silver coins legal tender in the state.
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The larger the denomination of the bill, the shorter its period of being legal tender.
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Toward the latter end, Rep. Ron Paul has sponsored a bill repealing legal tender law.
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Legal tender is money, especially a particular coin or banknote, which is officially part of a country's currency at a particular time.