Meaning of bond | Babel Free

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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.
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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.
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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.
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26. often bonds Confinement in prison; captivity.
27. A binding agreement, a covenant.
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28. A uniting force or tie; a link: the familial bond.
29. The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
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30. A binding agreement; a covenant.
31. A bail bond.
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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

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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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