debenture
noun
- a voucher or certificate acknowledging that a debt is owed by the signer
- a customhouse order for payment of a drawback, as to an importer
- an interest-bearing bond issued against the general credit of a corporation or governmental unit, with no specific pledge of assets
See debenture in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-bĕnˈchər)
noun- A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.
- An unsecured bond issued by a civil or governmental corporation or agency and backed only by the credit standing of the issuer.
- A customhouse certificate providing for the payment of a drawback.
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