| 释义 |
debenture /dɪbentʃə(r)/ noun [countable, usually plural] (abbreviation deb) (name also debenture bond) (finance 金融) a loan for a long period of time on which a company promises to pay a fixed rate of interest; the official document that is given to the lender 公司债券；债券ⓘ in britain, debentures are always secured on the company's assets (= the lender will get property or items of value if the company cannot pay back the money). in the us, debentures are not secured in this way在英国，债券总是要用公司资产作担保。而在美国，债券无须此类担保◆the company issued debentures to certain shareholders. 公司向某些股东发行了公司债券。◆the debentures yielded 10% a year in interest. 公司债券每年有 10% 的利息收益。◆a debenture holder 公司债券持有人 naked debenture ☞ debenture |