English Words Starting With I

• indemnification

  nounC2
  /ɪnˌdɛmnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/compensation for harm, loss, or damage suffered
• indemnify

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/To compensate someone for harm, loss, or damage they have suffered.
• indemnitee

  nounLow
  /ˌɪn.dem.nɪˈtiː/The person or party who receives protection or compensation (an indemnity) from another party.
• indemnitor

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.tə/A party who promises to protect another party (the indemnitee) from financial loss or legal liability.
• indemnity

  nounC1
  /ɪnˈdem.nə.ti/Compensation or protection against loss, damage, or legal liability.
• indene

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
  /ˈɪndiːn/A colorless, flammable hydrocarbon (C9H8) that is a constituent of coal tar and is used in the synthesis of resins and other chemicals.
• indent

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪnˈdɛnt/ (verb); /ˈɪndɛnt/ (noun)To set (text or a line) further from the margin than the main part of the text, creating a space at the beginning; to form a recess or notch.
• indentation

  nounB2
  /ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn/A hollow, notch, or cut made in a surface or edge; the act of making such a hollow or notch.
• indention

  nounLow/Technical
  /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/The action of indenting a line of text from the margin; a space left by indenting.
• indenture

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ɪnˈdɛn.tʃə/A formal legal agreement, contract, or document, often in duplicate, originally between an apprentice and master.
• indentured

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪnˈden.tʃəd/Bound by a formal contract, especially one of apprenticeship or servitude for a fixed period.
• indentured servant

  nounC2
  /ɪnˌden.tʃəd ˈsɜː.vənt/A person bound by a contract (an indenture) to work for a specific employer for a fixed period, often to pay off a debt or for passage to a new country, in exchange for food, lodging, and sometimes eventual freedom.
• independence

  nounC1
  /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/The state of being free from external control or support; self-government; the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by others.
• independence day

  nounB1 (Intermediate)
  /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns deɪ/An annual national holiday commemorating a country's declaration of independence and freedom from colonial or foreign rule.
• independence hall

  nounMedium
  /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns ˌhɔːl/The historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
• independence of path

  nounC2
  /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns əv ˈpɑːθ/A property in mathematics and physics where the value of a line integral depends only on the endpoints, not on the specific path taken between them.
• independency

  nounRare
  /ˌɪndɪˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/The state or condition of being independent; self-governance or freedom from external control.
• independent

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/Not influenced or controlled by others; self-governing; not depending on another for livelihood or validity.
• independent assortment

  nounlow
  /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əˈsɔːtmənt/A principle in genetics stating that alleles of different genes are distributed randomly into gametes during meiosis.
• independent audit

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt ˈɔː.dɪt/An official examination and verification of an organization's financial records and accounting procedures conducted by an external, impartial firm or individual, not employed by the organization being audited.

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