indenture

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdɛntʃər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in denchər)

Inflections of 'indenture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
indentures
v 3rd person singular
indenturing
v pres p
indentured
v past
indentured
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•den•ture  (in denchər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
  2. Lawany deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.
  3. Lawa contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.
  4. Businessany official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated for use as a voucher or the like.
  5. Businessthe formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt.
  6. indentation.

v.t. 
  1. Lawto bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
  2. [Archaic.]to make a depression in;
    indent;
    wrinkle;
    furrow.
  • Medieval Latin indentūra. See indent1, -ure
  • Middle English 1275–1325
in•denture•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indenture /ɪnˈdɛntʃə/ n
  1. any deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties
  2. (formerly) a deed drawn up in duplicate, each part having correspondingly indented edges for identification and security
  3. (often plural) a contract between an apprentice and his or her master
  4. a less common word for indentation
vb
  1. (intransitive) to enter into an agreement by indenture
  2. (transitive) to bind (an apprentice, servant, etc) by indenture
inˈdentureˌship n
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