debenture

Etymology
Originally, from , supposedly the first word of such a document in early times.

Noun

 * 1) A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness.
 * 2)  A certificate of a loan made to the government; a government bond.
 * 3)  A type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer, not involving any physical assets or collateral, now commonly issued by large, well established corporations with adequate credit ratings.
 * 4)  A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan.
 * 1)  A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разпи́ска за дълг
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 * Czech: dlužní úpis
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 * Gujarati: ઋણપત્ર
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 * Maori: tipenetua
 * Russian: долгово́е обяза́тельство, долгова́я распи́ска
 * Yiddish: אָבליגאַציע


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 * Finnish: katettu joukkovelkakirja


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