indentures

[US]/ɪnˈdentʃə(r)/
[UK]/ɪnˈdentʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a formal agreement or contract
vt. to bind (an apprentice) by a written contract

Phrases & Collocations

indenture agreement

indenture document

Example Sentences

men in their first year after indenture to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.

trust indenture (=deed of trust, trust deed)

the 30 apprentices have received their indentures on completion of their training.

indenture servants refer to some immigrants which has to stay to a fixed term to their masters to reoffer the cross-atlantic fare or debts.

He signed an indenture with the company for a five-year term.

The indenture specified the terms of the agreement between the two parties.

Many immigrants were brought to America under indenture contracts.

She was bound by indenture to work for the wealthy family for a set period of time.

The indenture outlined the responsibilities of both the employer and the employee.

The indenture was finally completed after months of negotiation.

Indenture labor was common in colonial America.

The indenture was drafted by the legal team to ensure clarity and fairness.

After completing his indenture, he was free to pursue other opportunities.

The indenture was signed and sealed in the presence of witnesses.

Real-world Examples

" Have you brought his indentures with you" ?

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

You would not object to cancel his indentures at his request and for his good?

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

But the boy was indecisive to do so because he was indentured.

Source: Pan Pan

It's an indentured servitude program for mothers.

Source: PBS Health Interview Series

I will not indenture my family to anyone.

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

He felt all the more sorry for the girl because misfortune had, in a sense, indentured her to them.

Source: Itan Flomei

Elitism in the food world is being willfully ignorant of the indenture of American farmers.

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

This system was called indentured servitude.

Source: American history

Some of the best citizens of America have the blood of indentured servants in their veins.

Source: American history

One of the greatest wrongs, slavery, indentured servitude, that was something that was practiced for millennia.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2021 Collection

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