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LEGAL TENDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal tender
1, record 1, English, legal%20tender
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legal currency 2, record 1, English, legal%20currency
correct
- lawfull money 3, record 1, English, lawfull%20money
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the United States, legal tender is all forms of circulating paper money, mostly Federal Reserve Notes, and coins. The term literally means that money offered, tendered, as payment has the backing of the government and must be accepted by a creditor, unless a contract calls for another method of payment. 3, record 1, English, - legal%20tender
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monnaie légale
1, record 1, French, monnaie%20l%C3%A9gale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monnaie ayant cours légal 2, record 1, French, monnaie%20ayant%20cours%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, feminine noun
- monnaie libératoire 3, record 1, French, monnaie%20lib%C3%A9ratoire
correct, feminine noun
- monnaie de cours légal 4, record 1, French, monnaie%20de%20cours%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, feminine noun
- monnaie courante 4, record 1, French, monnaie%20courante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des instruments monétaires ayant pouvoir libératoire en vertu des dispositions de la loi d'un pays. 5, record 1, French, - monnaie%20l%C3%A9gale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dinero de curso legal
1, record 1, Spanish, dinero%20de%20curso%20legal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- moneda de curso legal 2, record 1, Spanish, moneda%20de%20curso%20legal
correct, feminine noun
- moneda legal 3, record 1, Spanish, moneda%20legal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moneda fiduciaria con capacidad legal como medio de pago en un país determinado en una época determinada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dinero%20de%20curso%20legal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dinero de curso legal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - dinero%20de%20curso%20legal
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