### Question
Can you define what indenture means?


### Answer
**Indenture** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 77ccc*:

> any mortgage, deed of trust, trust or other indenture, or similar instrument or agreement (including any supplement or amendment to any of the foregoing), under which securities are outstanding or are to be issued, whether or not any property, real or personal, is, or is to be, pledged, mortgaged, assigned, or conveyed thereunder

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 77ccc*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2A-SECURITIES AND TRUST INDENTURES > SUBCHAPTER III-TRUST INDENTURES**

