debenture

dɪˈbɛnʧər

Definition

Definition of debenture - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unsecured debt

TECH.

debt instrument secured by general credit, not assets

TECH.

The corporation issued debentures to finance expansion.

bond

note

unsecured bond

finance

TECH.

long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest

TECH.

The company issued a debenture to raise capital for expansion.

bond

note

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Expressions with debenture

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debenture holder

person who owns a type of long-term debt instrument issued by companies

The debenture holder received regular interest payments on the investment..

debenture bond

unsecured debt instrument issued by a company

The company raised funds through a debenture bond.

Origin of debenture

Latin, debentur (they are due)

Examples of debenture in a sentence

The bank decided to purchase debentures for its portfolio.
Investors were attracted to the debenture due to its fixed interest rate.
The debenture was secured against the company's assets.

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French:obligation, ...
German:Schuldverschreibung, ...
Italian:obbligazione, titolo di debito, ...
Spanish:obligación, ...
Portuguese:debênture, título de dívida, ...
Chinese:信用债券, 债券, ...
Japanese:社債, デベンチャー, ...
Arabic:سند دين, سَنَد, ...
Hebrew:שְׁטַר חוֹב, ...
Russian:облигация, ...
Ukrainian:облігація, ...
Hindi:ऋण पत्र, ऋणपत्र, ...
Bengali:ডিবেঞ্চার, ঋণপত্র, ...
Catalan:obligació, bono, ...
Czech:debentura, obligace, ...
Danish:obligation, gældsbrev, ...
Dutch:obligatie, schuldbrief, ...
Greek:ομολογία, ...
Hungarian:fedezetlen kötvény, hitelviszonyt megtestesítő értékpapír, ...
Khmer:ប័ណ្ណបំណុលគ្មានទ្រព្យធានា, ប័ណ្ណបំណុល, ...
Korean:회사채, 채권, ...
Persian:اوراق قرضه, ...
Polish:obligacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):debênture, título de dívida, ...
Romanian:debentură, ...
Swedish:obligation, skuldebrev, ...
Thai:ตราสารหนี้, ...
Turkish:tahvil, ...
Vietnamese:trái phiếu, ...

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