debenture bond

noun

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

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Origin of debenture bond

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby debenture bond

debe, debeak, de Beauvoir, de bene esse, debenture, debenture bond, de Bèze, Debierne, debilitate, debilitating, debility
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