HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt IndentureThe financial definition for Indenture:Agreement between lender and borrower that details specific terms of the bond issuance. Specifies legal obligations of bond issuer and rights of bondholders. An indenture spells out the specific terms of a bond, as well as the rights and responsibilities of both the issuer of the security and the holder. Similar MatchesBond indentureBond indentureContract that sets forth the promises of a corporate bond issuer and the rights of investors. Trust Indenture Act of 1939Trust Indenture Act of 1939A law that requires all corporate bonds and other debt securities to be issued subject to indenture agreements and comply with certain indenture provisions approved by the SEC. Click to compare definitions of Indenture Click to view definitions beginning in |