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/bɑnd/
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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.

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Noun 4 meanings

  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 documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

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

  3. 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.

  4. A physical connection which binds, a band.

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

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.

    “The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.”

  2. To cause to adhere (one material with another).

    “The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.”

  3. To form a chemical compound with.

    “Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.”

  4. To guarantee or secure a financial risk.

    “The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.”

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.

  2. Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

From Middle English bond, a variant of band, from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”)، from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Swedish band.

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BOND at a glance

BOND has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,461 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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