Indenture - Definition

n 1: a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
[syn: indentation, indenture]
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 [syn: indentation, indention, indent,
indenture]
v 1: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or
servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: indenture,
indent]