indenture meaning and definition

INDENTURE noun

Definition of indenture (noun)

1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
   • synonyms: indentation
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
   • synonyms: indent, indentation, indention

INDENTURE verb

Definition of indenture (verb)

1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
   • "an indentured servant"
   • synonyms: indent