February 20, 2009
What is a debenture?
A debenture is an unsecured bond. In other words, a debenture is a bond without a lien on specific assets owned by the issuing corporation.
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Debenture is long term unsecured debt instrument issued only by the corporations with the High Rate of Interest.
and it is called unsecured because the governament does not issue debenture unlike of Bonds.
I don’t think this is an accurate definition. I dont think all debentures are bonds. Also, there are debentures that are secured.
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Debentures are long term loans given to an entity in regard to their credit worthness.They are always unsecured and earns a fixed rate of interest.
debenture are sources of loan capital through whicha company increases his capital by selling it to the holders
A debenture is a claim, charge,or lien on asset or property pledged as a collateral for a loan.
a debenture is a written acknowledgement of loan, given to a company with a fixed rate of interest which is payable wherether the company make profit or not.
A debenture is a debt instrument that can be identified as a loan, on which a company or government issues to secure its capital.
What is the double entry for debentures? I’ve just done a manufacturing account question for my AS level and it said ‘10% debenture 1999-2009 £50000′. What do I do with it? Thanks.