Indenture (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Synonyms:
indent; indentation; indention; indenture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indenture" is a kind of...):
blank space; place; space (a blank area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indenture" is a kind of...):
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Derivation:
indent; indenture (bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indenture" is a kind of...):
written agreement (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Synonyms:
indentation; indenture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("indenture" is a kind of...):
concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature (a shape that curves or bends inward)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indenture"):
notch (a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface)
notch (a V-shaped indentation)
cleft (a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
Example:
an indentured servant
Synonyms:
indent; indenture
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "indenture" is one way to...):
bind; hold; obligate; oblige (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
indenture (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term)