debenture

/dɪˈbentʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈbentʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈben-chər/ (ame, mw)

debenture — noun

  • debenturesingular
  • debenturesplural

1. an investment in which you lend money to a company, receive set interest, and ge

1.名詞C2
釋義

an investment in which you lend money to a company, receive set interest, and get the money back later

例句

Eve bought a debenture from the rail company for steady interest.

buy a debenture for steady interest

The factory issued debentures to raise money for a new warehouse.

issue debentures to raise money

同義詞
  • bond

    a broader term for debt investments, including but not limited to company issues

  • corporate bond

    a close finance term that directly names a bond issued by a company

  • loan note

    a formal finance term often used in company borrowing documents

文法句型

buy a debenture

issue debentures

repay a debenture with interest

用法筆記

Usually countable in finance writing. It often appears with verbs such as issue, buy, hold, and repay, and it describes money investors lend rather than company ownership.

常見錯誤

❌I bought debentures, so I now own part of the company.
✅I bought debentures, so the company now owes me money with interest.
💡A debenture is a loan investment, not a share that gives ownership.