debenture

de·ben·ture  (d-bnchr)

n.

1. A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.

2. An unsecured bond issued by a civil or governmental corporation or agency and backed only by the credit standing of the issuer.

3. A customhouse certificate providing for the payment of a drawback.

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[Middle English debentur, from Latin dbentur, they are due (probably the first word appearing on certificates of indebtedness), third person pl. passive of dbre, to owe; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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debenture

Noun

a long-term bond, bearing fixed interest and usually unsecured, issued by a company or governmental agency [Latin debentur mihi there are owed to me]

debentured adj

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debenture

an interest-bearing bond, often issued by corporations, usually unsecured but sometimes with a preferred status over other obligations of the issuer.

See also: Finance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	debenture - the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future debenture bond, unsecured bond bond certificate, bond - a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
	2.	debenture - a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

debenture [dɪˈbɛntʃəʳ] n (COMM) → bono, obligación f

debenture [dɪˈbɛntʃəʳ] n (Comm) → obligation f

debenture [dɪˈbɛntʃəʳ] n → Schuldschein m

debenture [dɪˈbɛntʃəʳ] n (COMM) → obbligazione f