English dictionary

indenture

/I/n'd/E/n/tS//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

noun.shape

Synonyms indentation

Source: WordNet 3.0
formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

noun.communication

Synonyms indent indentation indention

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

noun

Source: webster1913

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

verb.communication

Examples
An indentured servant.

Synonyms indent

Source: WordNet 3.0
To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.

verb

Source: webster1913
To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.

verb

Source: webster1913