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Definitions for indenture
ɪnˈdɛn tʃərin·den·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. indentation, indenturenoun

    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

  2. indenturenoun

    formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt

  3. indenturenoun

    a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

  4. indentation, indention, indent, indentureverb

    the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

  5. indenture, indentverb

    bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

    "an indentured servant"

GCIDE

  1. Indenturenoun

    Hence: A contract by which anyone is bound to service.

Wiktionary

  1. indenturenoun

    A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).

  2. indenturenoun

    A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.

  3. indenturenoun

    An indentation.

  4. indentureverb

    To bind a person under such a contract.

  5. Etymology: Of Anglo‐French endenture, of endenteure, from fro.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Indenturenoun

    A covenant, so named because the counterparts are indented or cut one by the other.

    Etymology: from indent.

    In Hall's chronicle much good matter is quite marred with indenture English. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

    The critick to his grief will find
    How firmly these indentures bind. Jonathan Swift.

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  1. indenture

    An indenture is a legal or formal agreement, contract, or document between two or more parties, detailing mutual obligations, terms and conditions. It is often used in financial context to denote an agreement related to loans, bonds, or apprenticeships.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Indenturenoun

    the act of indenting, or state of being indented

  2. Indenturenoun

    a mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master

  3. Indentureverb

    to indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow

  4. Indentureverb

    to bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice

  5. Indentureverb

    to run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent

  6. Etymology: [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See Indent.]

Wikidata

  1. Indenture

    An indenture is a legal contract reflecting a debt or purchase obligation, specifically referring to two types of practices: in historical usage, an indentured servant status, and in modern usage, an instrument used for commercial debt or real estate transaction.

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  1. interdune

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of indenture in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of indenture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  • lærlingekontrakt, arbeidskontrakt, lærekontraktNorwegian

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