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Meaning of debenture in English
Pronunciation
/dəˈbɛn(t)ʃər/
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Noun
debenture
Etymology
late Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services): from Latin debentur‘are owing’ (from debere‘owe’), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
Definitions
1.
a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral
Antonyms
secured bond
2.
a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt