Definition of bonds Bonds
/bɑˈndz/ - [bandz] -
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Wiktionary 
- bonds (Noun)
imprisonment, captivity. - bonds (Noun)
The condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid. - bonds (Noun)
Plural of bond.
Part of speech
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| bond - a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal | ||
| bond certificate | ||
| certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation a written promise to repay a debt | ||
| certificate, security a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | ||
| bond issue bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity | ||
| convertible bond a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions | ||
| corporate bond a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company" | ||
| bearer bond, coupon bond a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments | ||
| government bond a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world | ||
| high-yield bond, junk bond a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit | ||
| municipal bond a bond issued by a state or local government | ||
| noncallable bond a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity) | ||
| performance bond, surety bond a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance | ||
| post-obit bond a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion | ||
| registered bond a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner | ||
| revenue bond a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond | ||
| secured bond a bond that is back by collateral | ||
| debenture bond, unsecured bond, debenture the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future | ||
| zero-coupon bond, zero coupon bond a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security | ||
| bond - United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) | ||
| Julian Bond | ||
| bond - a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents | ||
| bond paper | ||
| bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | ||
| shackle, hamper, trammel | ||
| constraint, restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others | ||
| ball and chain heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain | ||
| fetter, hobble a shackle for the ankles or feet | ||
| handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | ||
| bond - an electrical force linking atoms | ||
| chemical bond | ||
| attractive force, attraction the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" | ||
| covalent bond a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule | ||
| cross-link, cross-linkage a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule | ||
| hydrogen bond a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond | ||
| electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion | ||
| metallic bond a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs | ||
| bond - the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" | ||
| adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence | ||
| stickiness the property of sticking to a surface | ||
| bond - a connection that fastens things together | ||
| attachment | ||
| connecter, connector, connective, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | ||
| bond - a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" | ||
| alliance | ||
| connectedness, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | ||
| bond - (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" | ||
| bail, bail bond | ||
| recognisance, recognizance (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | ||
| criminal law the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment | ||
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| bond - bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" | ||
| bring together, draw together | ||
| unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" | ||
| bond - issue bonds on | ||
| mortgage put up as security or collateral | ||
| bond - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" | ||
| adhere, hold fast, bind, stick, stick to | ||
| attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
| bind form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" | ||
| cleave, cling, cohere, adhere, stick separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" | ||
| bond - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" | ||
| bind, tie, attach | ||
| relate give an account of; "The witness related the events" | ||
| fixate become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" | ||
| befriend become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" | ||
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Wiktionary
- bond (Noun)
A peasant; churl. - bond (Noun)
A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior. - bond (Noun)
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 bond s, and bearer bond s. - bond (Noun)
A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. - bond (Noun)
A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural. - bond (Noun)
An emotional link, connection or union. - bond (Noun)
A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule. - bond (Noun)
A binding agreement, a covenant. - bond (Noun)
A bail bond . - bond (Noun)
Any constraining or cementing force or material. - bond (Noun)
In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying. - bond (Noun)
In Scotland, a mortgage. - bond (Verb)
To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. - bond (Verb)
To cause to adhere one material with another. - bond (Verb)
To form a chemical compound with. - bond (Verb)
To guarantee or secure a financial risk. - bond (Verb)
To form a friendship or emotional connection. - bond (Verb)
To put in a bonded warehouse. - bond (Verb)
To lay bricks in a specific pattern. - bond (Verb)
To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors. - bond (Verb)
To bail out by means of a bail bond . - bond (Adjective)
Subject to the tenure called bondage. - bond (Adjective)
In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free. - bond (Adjective)
Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đŸ“˜
- bond (n.)
That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle. - bond (n.)
The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint. - bond (n.)
A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship. - bond (n.)
Moral or political duty or obligation. - bond (n.)
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum. - bond (n.)
An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond. - bond (n.)
The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond. - bond (n.)
The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other. - bond (n.)
A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulae by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence. - bond (v. t.)
To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond. - bond (v. t.)
To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity. - bond (n.)
A vassal or serf; a slave. - bond (a.)
In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.
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A sum of money paid as bail or surety. -
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A certificate that acknowledges a debt. -
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A certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder. -
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A physical connection which binds. -
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A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule. -
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To stick to firmly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đŸ“•
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bond, n. that which binds, a band: link of connection or union: a writing of obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract: any constraining or any cementing force: in building, the connection of one stone or brick with another, made by lapping the one over the other as the work is carried up, as in English bond, Flemish bond, &c.: (pl.) imprisonment, captivity.—adj. bound: in a state of servitude.—v.t. to put imported goods in the customs' warehouses till the duties on them are paid—hence Bonded stores or warehouses, To take out of bond, &c.—p.adj. Bond′ed, secured by bond, as duties.—ns. Bond′er, a binding stone or brick; Bond′-hold′er, a person who holds bonds of a private person or public company; Bond′ing, that arrangement by which goods remain in the customs' warehouses till the duties are paid; Bond′maid, Bond′woman, Bonds′woman, a woman-slave; Bond′man, a man-slave; Bond′manship; Bond′serv′ant, a slave; Bond′-serv′ice, the condition of a bond-servant: slavery; Bond′-slave, a slave; Bonds′man, a bondman or slave: a surety; Bond′-stone, a stone which reaches a considerable distance into or entirely through a wall for the purpose of binding it together; Bond′-tim′ber, timber built into a wall as it is carried up for the purpose of binding it together in a longitudinal direction.—Bonded debt, the debt of a corporation represented by the bonds it has issued, as contrasted with its floating debt. [A variant of band—A.S. bindan, to bind.]
