In the United States, a debenture is a type of long-term debt instrument not secured by physical assets or collateral.
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Debenture
Synonyms for "debenture" (161 found)
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acceptanceacceptance billadjustment bondannuity bondappreciation bondarrangementassented bondassumed bondbaby bondbank acceptancebank checkbearer bondbearer certificatebillbill of draftbill of exchangeblank checkbondbond anticipation notecallable bond
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cdcertificatecertificate of depositcertified checkcheckcheckbookchequecollateral trust bondcommercial paperconsolidated annuities
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consolidated stockconsolscontract by deedcontract of recordcontract quasiconvertible bondconvertible debenturecorporate bondcorporation stockcoupon bondcoupon ratecovenant of indemnitycurrent income bondcurrent yielddebenture bonddeeddeed of trustdeed polldeep-discount bonddefense bond
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deferred bonddefinitive bonddemand billdemand draftdiscount bonddraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydue billequipment bondequipment noteequipment trustequipment trust bondequipment trust certificateexchequer billextended bondfannie maefederal agency bondfirst mortgage bondfirsts
Noun(7 words)
convertible bondconvertible debenturecredit agreementdebenture bonddebt instrumentdeed of debtfinance by debt
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formal contractgeneral mortgage bondgeneral obligation bondginnie maegovernment bondgroup policyguaranteed bondhigh-grade bondimplied contractincome bondindentindentureinsurance policyinterchangeable bondinterim bondioujoint bondletter of creditmomoney order
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mortgage bondmortgage deedmunicipal bondnegotiable bondnegotiable instrumentnominal ratenonnegotiable bondnotenote of handoptional bondpaperpar bondparol contractparticipating bondperpetual bondpolicypostal orderpremium bondpromissory notepurchase money bondrecognizancerefunding bondregistered bondregistered certificaterevenue bondsavings bondsecond mortgage bondsecondssecured bondseries e bondseries h bondsight billsight draftsmall bondspecial contractspecialtyspecialty contractstate bondtax anticipation notetax-free bondtime billtime drafttitle deedtrade acceptancetreasury billtreasury bondtrust indenturetrustee mortgage bondunsecured bondvoting bondvoucherwar bondwarrantyield to maturity
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10 entriesbondbond certificateborrowingfinancefinancial instrumentinstrumentlegal documentlegal instrumentofficial documentsecurity
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8 entriesbond issueconvertible debenturedebenture offeringprivate placementpublic issueregistered debenturesubordinated debentureunsecured debenture
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11 entriesbond issueconvertible debenturecorporate financecoupon paymentsdebt financingdebt instrumentissue debenturesissue debtlong term debtredeemable at maturityunsecured debt
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2 entriesdebenture holderdebenture issuance
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As a fixed-income security, a debenture provides steady returns to cautious investors.
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Madame Corre, who made the important decisions after her plodding husband had spent hours on the ledger, sold the family debentures and put the money into Dutch decurities.
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That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
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