indenture

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).

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[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.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) indentation 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 indention, indent, indentation blank space, space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
Verb	1.	indenture - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" indent 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

indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] n → escritura, instrumento

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indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] n → contrat m d'emploi-formation

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indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] n → Ausbildungsvertrag m, Lehrvertrag m

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indenture [ɪnˈdɛntʃəʳ] n → contratto m formazione inv