debenture

noun

/dɪˈbentʃə(r)/

/dɪˈbentʃər/

(finance)

jump to other results

(British English) an arrangement to invest money in a company in return for a fixed rate of interest. The money is secured against property owned by the company.
- Payment of interest is made to the debenture holder at a specified rate and at clearly defined intervals.
Topics Law and justicec2
(also debenture bond)
(North American English) an unsecured loan to a company with a fixed rate of interest

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services): from Latin debentur ‘are owing’ (from debere ‘owe’), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.

单词	debenture
释义	debenture noun /dɪˈbentʃə(r)/ /dɪˈbentʃər/ (finance) jump to other results (British English) an arrangement to invest money in a company in return for a fixed rate of interest. The money is secured against property owned by the company. Payment of interest is made to the debenture holder at a specified rate and at clearly defined intervals. Topics Law and justicec2 (also debenture bond) (North American English) an unsecured loan to a company with a fixed rate of interest Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services): from Latin debentur ‘are owing’ (from debere ‘owe’), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
随便看	in-laws inlay inlay_1 inlay_2 inlet in-line in-line skate in-line-skate in-line skating in loco parentis in-loco-parentis inmate in medias res in memoriam in-memoriam_1 in-memoriam_2 inmost inn innards innate innately inner inner circle inner-circle inner city