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debenture bond

American

noun

a corporate bond unsecured by any mortgage, dependent on the credit of the issuer.

Etymology

Origin of debenture bond

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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In the debenture bond there is no security proper: only the covenant for payment by the company.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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