debenture

debenture
[dɪˈbɛntʃə]
noun
  1. (Brit.)a long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets
    (英)债券
    ■(亦作 debenture bond)(N. Amer.)an unsecured loan certificate issued by a company
    (北美)未承兑贷款证明
语源
  1. 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
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