1. the practice of binding someone to work for another for a specified period of time
Usage: historical

1. binding someone to work for another for a specified period of time
Usage: present participle of ‘indenture’

Examples

• The indenturing of servants was common in colonial America.
• Many immigrants came to the New World through indenturing agreements.
• The company was accused of indenturing workers under harsh conditions.
• Indenturing provided a way for poor people to pay for passage to America.
• The practice of indenturing apprentices lasted well into the 19th century.
• He was indenturing young men to work in his factories.
• The legal system regulated the indenturing of laborers.