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Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tender, stamp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medium of exchange, monetary system
Narrower terms: food stamp
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
moneda de curs legal
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Chinese Mandarin:
法定貨幣 /法定货币
(fǎdìng huòbì)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Chinese Mandarin:
法償貨幣 /法偿货币
(fǎcháng huòbì)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Dutch:
wettig betaalmiddel
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Esperanto:
leĝa valuto
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Finnish:
laillinen maksuväline
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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French:
cours légal
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Georgian:
კანონიერი საგადასახადო საშუალება
(ḳanonieri sagadasaxado sašualeba)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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German:
gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Hungarian:
törvényes fizetőeszköz
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Hungarian:
törvényes fizetési eszköz
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Hungarian:
törvényes pénz
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Irish:
dlíthairiscint
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Italian:
valuta legale
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Japanese:
法定通貨
(hōtei tsūka)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Japanese:
法貨
(hōka)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Korean:
법화
(beophwa)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Korean:
법정통화
(beopjeongtonghwa)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Polish:
środek płatniczy
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Portuguese:
curso forçado
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Russian:
зако́нное платёжное сре́дство
(zakónnoje platjóžnoje srédstvo)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Spanish:
moneda legal
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Spanish:
moneda de curso legal
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Swedish:
lagligt betalningsmedel
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Ukrainian:
законний платіжний засіб
(zakonnyj platižnyj zasib)
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Vietnamese:
đấu thầu hợp pháp
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
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Welsh:
arian cyfreithlon
— currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt
