DEBENTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does debenture mean? 

• DEBENTURE (noun)
  The noun DEBENTURE has 2 senses:

1. the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future

2. a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt

  Familiarity information: DEBENTURE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEBENTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

debenture; debenture bond; unsecured bond

Hypernyms ("debenture" is a kind of...):

bond; bond certificate (a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("debenture" is a kind of...):

instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)