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To align text some number of spaces to the right of the left margin. See hanging paragraph.

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1. Chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent

2. Chiefly Brit an official order for goods

3. (in the late 18th-century US) a certificate issued by federal and state governments for the principal or interest due on the public debt

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(science and technology)

To form a depression by forcing inward.