英语词汇“indenture”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed

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Although most terms of indenture lasted for as long as seven years, de Sousa earned his freedom in 1638 by learning to be a fur trader and a sailor.

Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021 Chatterton was accused of plagiarism and soon lost his indenture.

Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 Possibly the most glaring effect of Haskell’s absence lies in Inej’s indenture.

Devon Maloney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021 In this new version, Kaz is personally paying off her indenture in installments, meaning that she’s technically still owned by Tante Heleen, the madam of the Menagerie.

Devon Maloney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021 People who are held at the Menagerie are forced to get a tattoo of a peacock feather, which Inej scrapes off the moment Kaz pays off Heleen to end her indenture, thereby freeing her.

Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021 The exhibit also displays the indenture of the Native woman Alice Sachemus to the Otis family.

BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2021 And that is the way in which the European Union indentures British liberty and democracy.

Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 29 Oct. 2019 Aurelius and the trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, say the deal constituted a sale and leaseback transaction, which was prohibited by the indenture on the notes.

Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2019

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On their land, the colonists built plantations, fortified them, and brought in enslaved Africans and indentured Europeans to produce tobacco for the emerging world market and to defend the territory militarily.

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2020 He's indentured to a bunch of redneck fur trappers, scouring the ground for anything edible.

Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 11 Mar. 2020 Oil could change Guyana as radically as did sugar, which brought African slaves in the 18th century and indentured labourers from India in the 19th.

The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020 The clause should be read, Sumner held, as referring to apprentices, convicts, and indentured servants.

Timothy Sandefur, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019 During the next two centuries, New England Indians also suffered indentured servitude, convict labor, and debt peonage, which often resulted in the enslavement of the debtor’s children.

Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 Her grandparents were indentured servants who worked six days a week, 16-hours a day on sugar plantations.

Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, 26 Oct. 2019 For this reason, some commentators have likened the H-1B program to indentured servitude.

Noah Smith, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2019 Along the way, they are held captive by a mad farmer who treats them as quasi family and indentured servants, visit homeless camps and meet train-hopping hobos.

Oline Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019 See More

单词	indenture
释义	indenture 1 of 2 noun in·den·ture in-ˈden-chər 1 a(1) : a document or a section of a document that is indented (2) : a formal or official document usually executed in two or more copies (3) : a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time —often used in plural b : a formal certificate (such as an inventory or voucher) prepared for purposes of control c : a document stating the terms under which a security (such as a bond) is issued 2 : indentation sense 2 3 [indent entry 3] : dent indenture 2 of 2 verb indentured; indenturing in-ˈden-ch(ə-)riŋ transitive verb : to bind (someone, such as an apprentice) by or as if by indentures Synonyms Noun cavity concavity dent depression dint hole hollow indentation pit recess See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed Recent Examples on the Web Noun Although most terms of indenture lasted for as long as seven years, de Sousa earned his freedom in 1638 by learning to be a fur trader and a sailor. Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021 Chatterton was accused of plagiarism and soon lost his indenture. Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 Possibly the most glaring effect of Haskell’s absence lies in Inej’s indenture. Devon Maloney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021 In this new version, Kaz is personally paying off her indenture in installments, meaning that she’s technically still owned by Tante Heleen, the madam of the Menagerie. Devon Maloney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021 People who are held at the Menagerie are forced to get a tattoo of a peacock feather, which Inej scrapes off the moment Kaz pays off Heleen to end her indenture, thereby freeing her. Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021 The exhibit also displays the indenture of the Native woman Alice Sachemus to the Otis family. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2021 And that is the way in which the European Union indentures British liberty and democracy. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 29 Oct. 2019 Aurelius and the trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, say the deal constituted a sale and leaseback transaction, which was prohibited by the indenture on the notes. Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2019 Verb On their land, the colonists built plantations, fortified them, and brought in enslaved Africans and indentured Europeans to produce tobacco for the emerging world market and to defend the territory militarily. Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2020 He's indentured to a bunch of redneck fur trappers, scouring the ground for anything edible. Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 11 Mar. 2020 Oil could change Guyana as radically as did sugar, which brought African slaves in the 18th century and indentured labourers from India in the 19th. The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020 The clause should be read, Sumner held, as referring to apprentices, convicts, and indentured servants. Timothy Sandefur, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019 During the next two centuries, New England Indians also suffered indentured servitude, convict labor, and debt peonage, which often resulted in the enslavement of the debtor’s children. Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 Her grandparents were indentured servants who worked six days a week, 16-hours a day on sugar plantations. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, 26 Oct. 2019 For this reason, some commentators have likened the H-1B program to indentured servitude. Noah Smith, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2019 Along the way, they are held captive by a mad farmer who treats them as quasi family and indentured servants, visit homeless camps and meet train-hopping hobos. Oline Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English endenture, from Anglo-French, from endenter First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Verb 1676, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition indenture noun in·den·ture in-ˈden-chər 1 : a document stating the terms under which a security (as a debenture or other bond) is issued specifically, in bankruptcy law : a document (as a mortgage or deed of trust) under which there is outstanding security constituting a claim against a debtor, a claim secured by a lien on any of the debtor's property, or an equity security of the debtor 2 : a deed or other document to which two or more parties (as both grantor and grantee) are bound History and Etymology for indenture Old French endenture an indented document, from endenter to indent (divide a document into sections with irregular edges that can be matched for authentication), from en- thoroughly + dent tooth indenture noun 1 as in hole a sunken area forming a separate space the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hole furrow pit indentation cavity dent dint recess concavity depression hollow ditch valley trench excavation pocket cavern cave groove dimple cleft bowl burrow imprint basin alcove impression opening well trough abyss gutter socket nook void gouge chasm crater notch alveolus borehole vacuum niche pothole wallow water hole posthole gulf chuckhole vacuity sinkhole Antonyms & Near Antonyms projection convexity protrusion rise mound camber bulge hill protuberance jut swelling tumor bunch swell lump hump bump pimple See More 2 as in indent a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed Synonyms & Similar Words indent slit chip indentation groove slot kerf hack nick notch punch undercut nock joggle score snip
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