| 词汇 | debenture |
| 释义 | debenture noun[ C ] finance & economics specializeduk /dɪˈben.tʃər/ us /dɪˈben.tʃɚ/ a type of loan, often used by companies to raise money, that is paid back over a long period of time and at a fixed rate of interest（公司）债券 Borrowing & lending amortizable amortization amortize bond measure bond referendum bonded bridging loan credit limit debt get behind hole loan microloan non-current non-interest non-prime nonaccrual outstanding usury write something off In several of the cities of Holland there were people who had subscribed for only one debenture, because they thought men of their own blood were living in South Africa. She could not for a fortune have defined the difference between a debenture and a share. Stocks, "common" or "preferred," bonds and debentures, floated through his mind. The owners of these debentures are in fact joint capitalists with the nominal owner of the business. The soldiers, adventures, and debenture holders agreed at length to accept two-thirds of their land, and to give up the other third, and on this arrangement, by slow degrees, the country settled down. debenture | Business Englishdebenture noun[ C ] uk /dɪˈbentʃər/us(abbreviationdeb.); (US alsodebenture bond) FINANCE a type of loan, often used by companies to raise money, that is paid back over a long period of time and at a fixed rate of interest. In the UK, but not in the US, debentures are secured against property or other assets owned by the borrower: Investors in Wimbledon debentures get a free seat during the annual tournament. A fixed debenture is secured on a named asset, similar to a mortgage that is secured on a person's house. hold/issue/secure a debenture See also callable debenture convertible debenture junior debenture noncallable debenture pay-in-kind debenture senior debenture subordinated debenture Examples of debenturedebenture A further £500,000 in debentures was raised to clear the debts of the old company and provide working capital for the new one. Everything was done 'quietly and privately', and at no stage were the debentures placed on the open market. Fourthly, when retail investors have taken the risk with high yield property debentures, the experience has often been disappointing. The assets of the fund could alternatively be used to provide collateral, as earlier noted in connection with debenture bonds. Some corporations issue very long dated debt in the form of bonds, debentures or, more rarely, senior notes. There is no control whatever over the use to which the money subscribed in debentures is put. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If desired, the debentures could be sold and converted into equities and would not have to be transferred to the narrower-range part of the fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any reason why, for example, we should not take debenture stock convertible into equities? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mortgagee is in the same position as the debenture holder in a limited company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole purpose of industrial revenue bonds is to cheapen the cost of finance to new companies and to lengthen the maturity of those debentures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That figure is within striking distance of the £2.750 million which the new figure will be: that is, the debentures of £2,750 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Convertible debentures are fixed-interest securities which give the holder the option of converting at some future date into equity shares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How will the difference between the ordinary shares and the convertible debenture be apportioned? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is then the case of the debenture holders, who are having their rights abrogated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Debenture holders may have trustees to protect their security, but they do not normally appoint directors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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