de|ben|ture

de|ben|ture
de|ben|ture «dih BEHN chuhr», noun.
1. a written acknowledgment of a debt.
2. = debenture bond. (Cf.debenture bond)
3. a certificate of drawback, such as is given to a person or business that reexports imported goods.
[< Latin dēbentur there are owing, third person plural, present passive of dēbēre to owe; see etym. under debt (Cf.debt)]

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