"debt instrument" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: debt instruments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} debt instrument (plural debt instruments)
  1. (finance, law) A document evidencing a debt; the debt so evidenced.
    Sense id: en-debt_instrument-en-noun-Qgrsc3~a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Finance, Law Topics: business, finance, law

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