noun Download 🔗Share A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice). Examples : ""The young carpenter signed an indenture to learn his trade, promising to work for the master craftsman for five years." " law business economy work job history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract. Examples : "The museum displayed the original indenture, its jagged edges a testament to the historic agreement between the colonists and the craftsman. " law business property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An indentation. Examples : "The forceful closing of the heavy textbook left a noticeable indenture on the soft surface of the clay. " mark appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bind a person under such a contract. Examples : "The company had to indenture young apprentices to the master craftsman for five years of training. " law business job work human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. Examples : "Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow." mark action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading