Legal tender in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishCurrency recognized by law as valid for settling monetary debts.

Definition in Japanese債務の支払いに使えることが法律で認められている通貨。

Example sentences

• この古(ふる)いお札(さつ)、まだ法定通貨(ほうていつうか)として使(つか)えるの？もう使(つか)えなくなってる？🔊

  Are these old notes still legal tender, or have they been withdrawn?

• あのお札(さつ)、先月(せんげつ)から法定通貨(ほうていつうか)じゃなくなったらしいよ。銀行(ぎんこう)で交換(こうかん)してもらえるか聞(き)いてみる。🔊

  Apparently those notes stopped being legal tender last month; I'll check whether the bank will exchange them.

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