government bond

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

Equivalents

Españolbono gubernamental bono soberano

Françaisemprunt d'État

DeutschStaatsanleihe

9 more languages

Češtinastátní dluhopis

Suomiobligaatio valtion joukkovelkakirja valtionobligaatio

Bahasa Indonesiaobligasi negara obligasi pemerintah surat utang negara

日本語国債

Nederlandsstaatsobligatie

Portuguêstítulo público

Русскийгосуда́рственный заём

Svenskastatsobligation

Tiếng Việtcông trái

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

government cheese government debt government expenditure government failure Government Hill Government House

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