indenture

/ˌɪndˈɛntʃɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2. formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
3. a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
4. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

verb

1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
   “an indentured servant”

Synonyms for indenture

• indentation
• indention
• indent

Words that rhyme with indenture

• venture
• adventure
• debenture
• trencher
• denture
• misadventure
• accenture
• bencher
• bonaventure
• clencher
• eurodebenture
• laventure
• mencher
• quencher
• rencher