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indenture

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in·den·ture  (n-dnchr)
n.
1. A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term. Often used in the plural.
2.
a. A document in duplicate having indented edges.
b. A deed or legal contract executed between two or more parties.
c. An official or authenticated inventory, list, or voucher.
3. Indentation.
tr.v. in·den·tured, in·den·tur·ing, in·den·tures
1. To bind into the service of another by indenture.
2. Archaic To form a small depression in (a surface).

[Middle English endenture, a written agreement, from Anglo-Norman, from endenter, to indent (from the matching notches on multiple copies of the documents); see indent1.]

indenture
Noun
a contract, esp. one binding an apprentice to his or her employer
Verb
[-turing, -tured]
1. to bind (an apprentice) by indenture
2. to enter into an agreement by indenture
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indentureindenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
notch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
cleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
2.indenture - formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
3.indenture - a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
4.indenture - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
blank space, space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
Verb1.indenture - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"
oblige, obligate, bind, hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
Translations
Spanish indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] nescritura, instrumento
French indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] ncontrat m d'emploi-formation
German indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] nAusbildungsvertrag m, Lehrvertrag m
Italian indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] ncontratto m formazione inv

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But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
There was a great indenture in the rocks up which the sea came hissing; to the left, round the corner, the lighthouse.
The house and grounds, and furniture, were approved, the Crofts were approved, terms, time, every thing, and every body, was right; and Mr Shepherd's clerks were set to work, without there having been a single preliminary difference to modify of all that "This indenture sheweth.
 
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