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indenture

英/ˌɪndˈɛntʃɐ/

美/ˌɪnˈdɛntʃɝ/

01n.

契约, 契据, 凹痕

formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt; a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

02v.

以契约束缚

bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant