indenture Hear it!

indenture definition

in·den·ture (in den′c̸hər)

noun

  1. Now Rare indentation
  2. a written contract or agreement: originally, it was in duplicate, the two copies having correspondingly notched edges for identification
  3. a contract binding a person to work for another for a given length of time, as an apprentice to a master, or an immigrant to service in a colony
  4. an official, authenticated list, inventory, etc.
  5. Finance a document containing the terms under which bonds are issued

Etymology: ME endenture < OFr & < ML indentura: see indent: now used also as if < indent

transitive verb indentured -·tured, indenturing -·tur·ing

  1. to bind by indenture
  2. Archaic indent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

business indenture definition - business

finance indenture definition - finance

law indenture definition - legal

indenture Synonyms

indenture

n.

agreement, compact, arrangement; see contract.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

indenture Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • date: The earliest document in the bundle is a land indenture dated 5 March 1716.

Adjective modifier

  • large: Group of early large sheet vellum indentures, all dating back to the 18th c.

Modifies a noun

  • trustee: Her general research interests include corporate and securities law and she has written on corporate bonds, indenture trustees and diversification of finance.

Noun used with modifier

  • vellum: Group of early large sheet vellum indentures, all dating back to the 18th c.

Preposition: of

  • apprenticeship: Allowed an Indenture of apprenticeship whereby Susannah Holbrook aged ten years was bound to Joseph French of the parish of S t.
indenture usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"indenture." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/indenture>

APA Style

indenture. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/indenture

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment