debenture: [15] Debenture is simply an anglicization of Latin dēbentur, literally ‘they are due’, the third person plural present passive of the verb dēbēre ‘owe’. It supposedly arose from the practice of writing debentur on IOUs in the late Middle Ages. The English word originally signified such IOUs issued by the government or the Crown – certificates of indebtedness, to give them their formal designation – and it was not until the mid-19th century that the modern meaning, ‘unsecured bond backed by the general credit of a company’, came into use. => debt, due, duty
debenture (n.)
"written acknowledgment of a debt," early 15c., from Latin debentur "there are due" (said to have been the first word in formal certificates of indebtedness), passive present third person plural of debere "to owe" (see debt).
雙語例句
1. Debenture holder has priority over ordinary shareholder.
債券持有人比普通股東享有優(yōu)先權(quán).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The Group rents out its club debenture under operating leases.
本集團根據(jù)經(jīng)營租約租出其會所債券.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Even so, debenture systems are opaque debenture - holders and accepted students is unknown.