How to Pronounce "indentured"
word
ˌɪnˈdɛntʃɝd
in-DEN-cherd
ˌɪndˈɛntʃəd
in-DEN-chuhd
Definition
Describes a person who is legally bound by a contract to work for someone for a certain period, often to repay a debt or in exchange for passage to a new country.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪnˈdɛntʃɝd
British English
ˌɪndˈɛntʃəd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-DEN-cherd
UK
in-DEN-chuhd
Listen in Context
The indentured worker had to serve for seven years.
Many immigrants became indentured to pay for their journey.
He was an indentured servant on a farm.
Back then, thousands lived as indentured servants hoping for freedom one day.