indented; indenting; indents
1
: to set (something, such as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin
2
: to notch the edge of : make jagged
3
chiefly British
: to order by an indent
4
5
a
: to divide (a document) so as to produce sections with irregular edges that can be matched for authentication
b
: to draw up (something, such as a deed) in two or more exactly corresponding copies
1
: to form an indentation
2
chiefly British
: to make out an indent for something
3
obsolete
: to make a formal or express agreement
indenter
noun
1
2
b
: a certificate issued by the U.S. at the close of the American Revolution for the principal or interest on the public debt
3
chiefly British
a
: an official requisition
b
: a purchase order for goods especially when sent from a foreign country
indented; indenting; indents
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