Noun
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

Noun
an order for goods to be exported or imported

Verb
bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

Verb
notch the edge of or make jagged

Verb
make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

Verb
cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"

Verb
set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

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

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

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

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.

v. i.
To be cut, notched, or dented.

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

v. i.
To contract; to bargain or covenant.

n.
A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

n.
A stamp; an impression.

n.
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.

n.
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

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Indent

In*dent" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.] 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. [Cf. Indenture.] 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] Wilhelm.

Indent

In*dent", 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. Shak.

To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.

Indent

In*dent" , n. 1. A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak. 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. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton. 4. (Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

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

To be cut, notched, or dented.

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