"debenture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈbɛntjʊə/ [UK], /dɪˈbɛntʃə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-debenture.wav Forms: debentures [plural]
Etymology: Originally debentur, from Latin debentur (“there are owing”), supposedly the first word of such a document in early times. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|debentur||there are owing}} Latin debentur (“there are owing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} debenture (plural debentures)
  1. A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness. Translations (certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone): разпи́ска за дълг (razpíska za dǎlg) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 債券 (Chinese Mandarin), 债券 (zhàiquàn) (Chinese Mandarin), dlužní úpis [masculine] (Czech), velkakirja (Finnish), débenture [feminine] (French), ομολογία (omología) [feminine] (Greek), ઋણપત્ર (ŕṇapatra) (Gujarati), 債券 (saiken) (alt: さいけん) (Japanese), tipenetua (Maori), долгово́е обяза́тельство (dolgovóje objazátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), долгова́я распи́ска (dolgovája raspíska) [feminine] (Russian), אָבליגאַציע (obligatsye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (obsolete) A certificate of a loan made to the government; a government bond. Tags: obsolete
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  3. (finance, US) A type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer, not involving any physical assets or collateral, now commonly issued by large, well established corporations with adequate credit ratings. Tags: US Categories (topical): Finance Translations (finance: type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit of the issuer): debentuuri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-debenture-en-noun-8lB6ZtXi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 26 38 24 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 23 38 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 28 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 26 37 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 38 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 31 35 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 38 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 38 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 29 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 17 27 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 33 35 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 30 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 27 38 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 36 32 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 15 28 33 23 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'finance: type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit of the issuer': 4 11 70 15
  4. (finance, UK) A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Finance Translations (finance: document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, as part of a secured loan): katettu joukkovelkakirja (Finnish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: debenture bond, debenture holder, debentureholder, debenture stock

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "debenture bond"
    },
    {
      "word": "debenture holder"
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      "word": "debentureholder"
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    {
      "word": "debenture stock"
    }
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        "A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness."
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          "ref": "1942, Elliot Paul, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Sickle Moon, published 2001, page 72",
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        "(obsolete) A certificate of a loan made to the government; a government bond."
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        "US"
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        "A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan."
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      "roman": "razpíska za dǎlg",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "разпи́ска за дълг"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "債券"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhàiquàn",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "债券"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dlužní úpis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "velkakirja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "débenture"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omología",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ομολογία"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ŕṇapatra",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "ઋણપત્ર"
    },
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      "alt": "さいけん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saiken",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "債券"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "word": "tipenetua"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolgovóje objazátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "долгово́е обяза́тельство"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolgovája raspíska",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "долгова́я распи́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "obligatsye",
      "sense": "certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אָבליגאַציע"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "finance: type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit of the issuer",
      "word": "debentuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "finance: document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, as part of a secured loan",
      "word": "katettu joukkovelkakirja"
    }
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  "word": "debenture"
}

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