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    indenture

    indenture - Dictionary definition and meaning for word indenture

    Definition
    (noun) a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
    Synonyms : indentation
    Definition
    (noun) formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt Definition
    (noun) a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term Definition
    (noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
    Synonyms : indent , indentation , indention
    Definition
    (verb) bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
    Synonyms : indent
    Example Sentence
    • an indentured servant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for indenture

Indenture can be separated as In-debt-to-Sir (debt to your master) implying you as a slave or an apprentice to your master.

lion lives IN DEN... so in den u have to the servant of lion

can be sepetated as India + Enter -> Britons came to india to bind indians as their servents...

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Sounds like 'Signature'; which is essential for a contract.

INDENTURE Sounds like IND(ian) MENTOR.. So u are an apprentice toyour MENTOR!!

In+denture, denture means false teeth, so to fix false teeth in mouth one need to buy denture by contract from doctor for a specific period of time .

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