Definitions for debenturedɪˈbɛn tʃər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

de•ben•turedɪˈbɛn tʃər(n.)

  1. a short-term, negotiable, interest-bearing note representing indebtedness.

    Category: Business

Origin of debenture:

1425–75; late ME debentur < L dēbentur (mihi) there are owing (to me)

de•ben′tured(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unsecured bond, debenture, debenture bond(noun)

    the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future

  2. debenture(noun)

    a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt

Wiktionary

  1. debenture(Noun)

    A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness.

  2. debenture(Noun)

    A certificate of a loan made to the government; a government bond.

  3. debenture(Noun)

    A type of bond secured only by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer, now commonly issued by large, well established corporations with adequate credit ratings.

  4. Origin: Originally debentur, from debentur, supposedly the first word of such a document in early times.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Debenture(noun)

    a writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum thus due

  2. Debenture(noun)

    a customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Debenture

    a deed acknowledging a debt on a specified security.


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