indenture | English to English Dictionary

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indenture

(/I/n'd/E/n/tS//@/r )

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

Synonym:
indentation

source: wordnet30
formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line(noun.communication)

Synonym:
indent, indentation, indention

source: wordnet30
The act of indenting, or state of being indented.(noun)

source: webster1913

bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant(verb.communication)

Example:
An indentured servant.

Synonym:
indent

source: wordnet30
To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.(verb)

source: webster1913
To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.(verb)

source: webster1913

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