Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Vocabulary
debenture
- A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.
- An unsecured bond issued by a civil or governmental corporation or agency and backed only by the credit standing of the issuer.
- A customhouse certificate providing for the payment of a drawback.
mameluke
1. A member of a former military caste, originally composed of slaves from Turkey, that held the Egyptian throne from about 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811.
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