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noun

Indent n.

1.

A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

2.

A stamp; an impression. (Obs.)

3.

A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.

4.

(Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. (India)

verb

Indent v. t. (past & past part. indented; pres. part. indenting)

1.

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

2.

To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

3.

To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.

4.

(Print.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.

5.

(Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. (India)

Indent v. i.

1.

To be cut, notched, or dented.

2.

To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

3.

To contract; to bargain or covenant. "To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty."

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Etymology of 'Indent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... most modern sense, the cheque is the outcome of the growth of the banking system of the 19th century. For details see BANKS AND BANKING: Law, and BILL OF EXCHANGE. The word check,[1] of which "cheque" is a variant now general in English usage, signified merely the counterfoil or indent of an exchequer bill, or any draft form of payment, on which was registered the particulars of the principal part, as a check to alteration or forgery. The check or counterfoil parts remained in the hands of the banker, the portion ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 - "Chtelet" to "Chicago" • Various

... define and implement the monetary policy of the Community; - to conduct foreign exchange operations consistent with the provisions of Article 109; - to hold and manage the official foreign reserves of the Member States; - to promote the smooth operation of payment systems. 3. The third indent of paragraph 2 shall be without prejudice to the holding and management by the government of Member States of foreign exchange working balances. 4. The ECB shall be consulted: - on any proposed Community act in its fields ...

— The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 • European Union

... Where Truth's eternal measures mark the bound Of circle, cube, or sphere. The third ascent Unites this varied symmetry of parts With colour's bland allurement; as the pearl Shines in the concave of its azure bed, And painted shells indent their speckled wreath. Then more attractive rise the blooming forms Through which the breath of Nature has infused Her genial power to draw with pregnant veins Nutritious moisture from the bounteous earth, 460 In fruit and ...

— Poetical Works of Akenside - [Edited by George Gilfillan] • Mark Akenside

... consists of more than one word but is no longer than the name, center the first letter under the name line, and indent one em on ...

— The Uses of Italic - A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters • Frederick W. Hamilton

... and thence stepped on to the ice, and very slowly and carefully walked round the schooner, examining her closely, and boring into the snow upon her side with my pike wherever I suspected a hole or indent. I could find nothing wrong with her in this way, though what a thaw might reveal I could not know. Her rudder hung frozen upon its pintles, and looked as it should. Some little distance abaft her rudder, where the hollow or chasm sloped to ...

— The Frozen Pirate • W. Clark Russell

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