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debenture investment & finance definition
In
general, an unsecured debt, often an unsecured bond backed only by the
integrity or creditworthiness of the issuer (and not by any form of collateral,
such as property or inventory or some other asset). Debentures are governed by
agreements known as indentures, which are subject to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939.
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