A bond issued by a corporation which is secured by the general credit or promise to pay of the issuer It is not backed by collateral such as tangible assets The bond in this case is a formal promissory note issued by the company, which agreed to repay the debt at maturity after 5 year from the date of borrowing and also agreed to pay the interest, usually, semi-annually
Loans to a company made by investors, as opposed to loans raised from a bank The investors receive a fixed rate of interest Debentures may be "convertible" into shares or "redeemable" for cash at a specified future date Debentures may also be "secured" against the security of a particular asset, or "unsecured" if they are raised as a general loan
{i} bonds not secured by any specific property based on the full faith and credit of the issuer