bond

Definitions

1. A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds
2. A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
   countable, uncountable
3. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
4. A peasant; churl.
5. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture
6. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
   countable, uncountable
7. A unisex given name from Old Norse.
   countable, uncountable
8. A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds. See also covalent bond, ionic bond, metallic bond.
9. A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
10. A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond
11. An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
    countable, uncountable
12. A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
    countable, uncountable
13. A certificate of debt issued to raise funds and carrying with it a fixed rate of interest until a specified future date.
14. A physical connection which binds, a band
15. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
    countable, uncountable
16. A physical connection which binds, a band.
    countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
17. To hold fast:adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick.
18. An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie
19. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.
    countable, uncountable
20. An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
    countable, uncountable
21. a warehouse where goods are kept until customs or other duty on them is paid. verpand stoor مَخازنُ إيداع склад alfândega celní skladiště der Zollspeicher frilager αποθήκη τελωνείου almacén de depósito tolliladu انبار varasto entrepôt des douanes מחסן कर नहीं चुकाने के कारण सरकारी गोदामों में रोका हुआ माल carinska zabrana vám(szabad)raktár gudang penyimpanan tollvörugeymsla magazzino doganale 保税倉庫 보세 창고 muitinės sandėlis muitas noliktava gudang terikat entrepottransittopplag, frilager skład c...
22. vínculo, unión.
23. Moral or political duty or obligation.
    countable, uncountable
24. Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together.
25. A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
    countable, uncountable
26. often bonds Confinement in prison; captivity.
27. A binding agreement, a covenant.
    countable, uncountable
28. A uniting force or tie; a link: the familial bond.
29. The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
    uncountable
30. A binding agreement; a covenant.
31. A bail bond.
    countable, uncountable
32. A duty, promise, or other obligation by which one is bound.
33. Bond paper.
    countable, uncountable
34. Any constraining or cementing force or material.
    countable, uncountable
35. In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
    countable, uncountable
36. A mortgage.
    Scotland, countable, uncountable
37. A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

38 more languages

العربيةآصرةالسندرابطةصكعقدقيد+ 3 more

Azərbaycan dilirabitə

BosanskiBonosponavezбонаспона+ 2 more

Catalàaparellllacobligacióvincle+ 1 more

Češtinadluhopisobligacepoutosvazekvazba+ 2 more

Ελληνικάδεσμόςομολογίαομόλογοτίτλος+ 1 more

Esperantoligilo

Suomibondijoukkolainajoukkovelkakirjakahlekahlehtiakäsirahakiinnittääliimalimityssidesidossitoasitoumussitoutuavelkakirjavelvoitevelvollisuusyhdysside+ 15 more

Gàidhligbannceangalcuibhreachcuing+ 1 more

Galegoenlacelazovencello

עבריתאיגרת חוב

हिन्दीप्रतिभूतिबंधबेड़ी

HrvatskiBonosponavezспона+ 1 more

Magyarbéklyóbilincskapcsolódikkapocskötelekkötelemkötelezettségkötelezvénykötéskötődikkötvényösszekötragaszt+ 10 more

Հայերենպարտատոմս

Bahasa Indonesiahubunganikatanobligasi

Italianoaccordoalleanzabondcementarecementocollantecollegarelacciolegacciolegamelegareobbligazionestringavincolo+ 11 more

日本語一札借状債券券紐帯縁繋がり+ 4 more

ქართულიობლიგაცია

한국어결합연채권

Kurdîbandnexuşsenet

Latinaalligatiocoagulumcompagescomplexusfibulahospitiumnexusvinculum+ 5 more

Македонскиобврзница

Bahasa Melayubon

Nederlandsbandbindingobligatie

Polskiłączenieobligacjaobowiązekporękawątekwiązaniewięźwięzyzobowiązaniezwiązek+ 7 more

Portuguêsajusteamarraçãoaparelholaçoligaçãovínculo+ 3 more

Românăalianțălegătură

Русскийбондоблигацияобязательствооковысвязьсоглашениеузы+ 4 more

Slovenščinavez

СрпскиBonosponavezспона+ 1 more

Svenskabandbindningobligation

Kiswahilifungo

ไทยเยื่อใย

Tagalogbigkispanagot

Türkçerabıtasenet

Українськабонабондзв'язоккайда́ни+ 1 more

Tiếng Việtbôngtrái phiếu

Examples

“Investors face⟳ a quandary. Cash offers a return⟳ of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have⟳ risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have⟳ suffered two big bear⟳ markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return⟳.”

“Many say⟳ that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.”

“The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron⟳ bonds.”

“They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break⟳ the bond of their friendship.”

“1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland a people with whom I have⟳ no tie but the common bond of mankind.”

“Between us there was, as I have⟳ already said somewhere, the bond of the sea.”

“I love⟳ your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.”

“Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study⟳ of carbon bonds, in their many variations.”

“You could rely⟳ on him. His word was his bond.”

“Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.”

“liquor bottled in bond”

“The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.”

“Ellison, who is out on bond, also faces the prospect of lengthy imprisonment. Her lawyers did not comment⟳.”

“A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.”

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