| 单词 | indenture |
| 释义 | indenture (once / 5511 pages) 1nv 2n 3n An indenture is a formal legal agreement. Many earned passage to the British colonies by indenturing, or selling, themselves to a master for a period of seven years–-they were called indentured laborers. Indenture can describe what you owe to someone else. If you promised your friend you would take her shopping for a prom dress, you might fulfill your indenture over the course of three trips to the mall. A detention is an indenture of a kind––for your crime, you owe time. WORD FAMILYindenture: indentured, indentures, indenturing+/indent: indentation, indented, indenting, indents, indenture/indentation: indentations USAGE EXAMPLESThe states were demoted from partners to indentured servants. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) These white castaways, mainly indentured servants and convicted criminals, were shunned in the new society. Salon(Nov 19, 2016) Since the prisoners were working without payment, it was considered a form of indentured servitude. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) 1 1n formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt Hyper written agreement a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties 2n a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term Hyper contract a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 3v bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant 2an indentured servant Syn|Hyper indent bind, hold, obligate, oblige bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted n a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper indentation notch a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface notcha V-shaped indentation clefta split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) serrationa single notch in a row of notches thumb indexone of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections undercuta notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall incisura, incisure(anatomy) a notch or small hollow concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature a shape that curves or bends inward n the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line Syn|Hyper indent, indentation, indention blank space, place, space a blank area |
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