debenture

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Synonyms: defeature, denture, debentures, debentured, dejecture, decentre

Antonyms: defeature, denture, debentures, debentured, dejecture, decentre

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Noun

1. A [[certificate]] that [[certifies]] an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of [[indebtedness]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A certificate of a loan made to the [[government]]; a [[government bond]].
3. {{lb|en|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 [[corporation]]s with [[adequate]] credit ratings.
4. {{lb|en|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.

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