indenture

英 [ɪnˈdentʃə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈdentʃər]

n.  (旧时的)师徒契约
v.  使签约为学徒（或劳工

复数：indentures　过去式：indentured　过去分词：indentured　第三人称单数：indentures　现在分词：indenturing　

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BNC.26877 / COCA.32727

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时的）师徒契约
  a type of contract in the past that forced a servant or apprentice to work for their employer for a particular period of time

英英释义

noun

• the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
  Synonym:indentationindentionindent
• a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
• formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
• a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
  Synonym:indentation

verb

• bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
  1. an indentured servant
  Synonym:indent

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