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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: debentur 'they are owed', from debere 'to owe'

debenture

 noun
     
Related topics: Loans
de‧ben‧ture [countable] technical
BFLBFL an official document produced by a company showing how much interest it will pay on a loan
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