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Indenture Definition & Meaning

indenture
noun
  1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
  2. formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
  3. a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
  4. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
verb
  1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

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What does indenture mean?
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"
What part of speech is indenture?
Indenture is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does indenture have?
Indenture has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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