debenture
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1425–75; late Middle English debentur < Latin dēbentur (mihi) there are owing (to me), 3rd person plural passive indicative of dēbēre to owe (see debt)
1425–75; late Middle English debentur < Latin dēbentur (mihi) there are owing (to me), 3rd person plural passive indicative of dēbēre to owe (see debt)
Related forms
de·ben·tured, adjective
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debenture (dɪˈbɛntʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: debenture bond a long-term bond, bearing fixed interest and usually unsecured, issued by a company or governmental agency |
| 2. | a certificate acknowledging the debt of a stated sum of money to a specified person |
| 3. | a customs certificate providing for a refund of excise or import duty |
| [C15: from Latin phrase dēbentur mihi there are owed to me, from dēbēre to owe] | |
| de'bentured | |
| —adj | |
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Debenture
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Word Origin & History
debenture
mid-15c., from L. debentur "there are due," said to have been the first word in formal certificates of indebtedness.
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Example sentences
Even so, the debenture systems are opaque-the ratio between debenture-holders and accepted students is unknown.
The account was to be used ostensibly to deliver investors' funds into a debenture trading program.
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