English-Thai Dictionary
debenture
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEBENTURE
n.[Fr. from L. debeo, to owe. ] 1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person. This paper, given by an officer of the customs, entitles a merchant exporting goods, to the receipt of a bounty, or a drawback of duties. When issued by a treasurer, it entitles the holder to a sum of money from the state.
2. In the customs, a certificate of drawback; a writing which states that a person is entitled to a certain sum from the government, on the exportation of specified goods, the duties on which had been paid.
DEBENTURED
a.Debentured goods are those for which a debenture has been given, as being entitled to drawback.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEBENTURE
De *ben "ture, n. Etym: [L. debentur they are due, fr. debere to owe; cf. F. debentur. So called because these receipts began with the words Debentur mihi.]
1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum thus due.
2. A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation. Burrill.
Note: It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal and other bonds and securities for money loaned.
DEBENTURED
DEBENTURED De *ben "tured, a.
Defn: Entitled to drawback or debenture; as, debentured goods.
DEBENTURE STOCK
DEBENTURE STOCK Debenture stock. (Finance )
Defn: The debt or series of debts, collectively, represented by a series of debentures; a debt secured by a trust deed of property for the benefit of the holders of shares in the debt or of a series of debentures. By the terms of much debenture stock the holders are not entitled to demand payment until the winding up of the company or default in payment; in the winding up of the company or default in payment; in the case of railway debentures, they cannot demand payment of the principal, and the debtor company cannot redeem the stock, except by authority of an act of Parliament. [Eng. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
debenture
de ben ture |diˈbenCHər dəˈbɛntʃər | ▶noun (also debenture bond ) an unsecured loan certificate issued by a company, backed by general credit rather than by specified assets. • Brit. a long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services ): from Latin debentur ‘are owing ’ (from debere ‘owe ’), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
debenture
debenture |dɪˈbɛntʃə | ▶noun Brit. a long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets. • (also debenture bond ) N. Amer. an unsecured loan certificate issued by a company. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services ): from Latin debentur ‘are owing ’ (from debere ‘owe ’), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
French Dictionary
débenture
débenture n. f. nom féminin Obligation non garantie.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
debenture
de ben ture /dɪbén (t )ʃə r /名詞 U 〘経 〙1 (政府 企業が発行する )債務証書 .2 ⦅米 ⦆無担保の社債 (debenture bond ).3 ⦅英 ⦆社債 .