Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun indenture

4 senses of indenture

Sense 1
indentation, indenture -- (a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline))
       => concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature -- (a shape that curves or bends inward)

Sense 2
indenture -- (formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt)
       => written agreement -- (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)

Sense 3
indenture -- (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term)
       => contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

Sense 4
indentation, indention, indent, indenture -- (the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line)
       => space, blank space, place -- (a blank area; "write your name in the space provided")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb indenture

1 sense of indenture

Sense 1
indenture, indent -- (bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant")
       => oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")