debenture vs loan

debenture

noun
  • A document granting lenders a charge over a borrower’s physical assets, giving them a means to collect a debt, as part of a secured loan. 

  • A type of debt instrument secured only by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer, not involving any physical assets or collateral, now commonly issued by large, well established corporations with adequate credit ratings. 

  • A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness. 

loan

noun
  • A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). 

  • An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. 

  • A lonnen. 

  • The permission to borrow any item. 

  • The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. 

verb
  • To lend (something) to (someone). 

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