fixed debenture — A debenture that has a fixed charge as security. Compare floating debenture … Big dictionary of business and management
debenture — a fixed interest investment in a company, which has priority for interest payments, generally redeemable after the lapse of a specified time Any debt obligation backed strictly by the borrower s integrity, e.g. an un secured bond. A debenture is… … Financial and business terms
debenture — de·ben·ture /di ben chər/ n [Anglo French debentour and Medieval Latin debentura, perhaps from Latin debentur they are owed]: an unsecured bond that is backed by the issuer s general credit rather than a specific lien – called also debenture… … Law dictionary
Debenture — De*ben ture (?; 135), n. [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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debenture bonds — Debenture De*ben ture (?; 135), n. [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fixed charge — n: a regularly recurring expense (as rent, taxes, or interest) that must be met when due Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fixed charge … Law dictionary
debenture — Security instrument evidencing a debt due from one party to another, payable on demand or otherwise, which can be a fixed and/or floating charge on assets and which can grant the lender broad powers to recover the amount due upon default,… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
debenture — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a bond of a company acknowledging a debt and yielding a fixed rate of interest. ORIGIN Latin debentur are owing (used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt), from debere owe … English terms dictionary
Debenture — For debentures in sport, see debenture (sport). Finance Financial markets … Wikipedia
Debenture (sport) — For other uses, see Debenture. In sport, a debenture is defined as a certificate of agreement of loans which is given under the company s stamp and carries an undertaking that the debenture holder will get a fixed return (fixed on the basis of… … Wikipedia
