bond
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4.4
- noun
- /bɑnd/
- Specialized
:
bono
- To finance the new project, the city issued a bond that will be repaid with tax revenue.
- issue bonds
- government bonds
- buy bonds
And when bond yields fall by that much, that means bonds are rallying.
- And when bond yields fall by that much, that means bonds are rallying.
- And it's because the bond yields are starting to fall.
- Now, who sets the bond market interest rate?
- So we as American have two trillion of those bonds and they will be paid.
- And normally it will sell bonds to the public.
Examples
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As in Japan, the majority of government and corporate bonds are held to maturity by domestic investors.
Academic text (2012) -
When the bond issue passes Tuesday, there'll be $8 million to build an aqueduct and a reservoir.
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That is a savings bond.
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Are the bonds worth that price, do you think?
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What does it mean when a bond yield rises?
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Thank God for government bonds.
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Once news of the fraud reached London, the bond prices collapsed entirely.
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Her father had some stocks and bonds, and her mother had a few too.
Fiction book (1991) -
In October, Walmart sold $5 billion in debt in its biggest bond offering in more than a decade.
Academic text (2011) -
Since the banks were heavily invested in government bonds, the declining value of those bonds hurt the banks.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
33
7.0
A risky loan to a company that pays high interest but may not pay it back
32
6.9
A United States government bond sold to investors that pays interest and returns the money later
14
2.7
A loan to a government that pays interest over time and is usually safe
10
4.9
A long loan to the U.S. government for ten years or more that pays interest
10
4.4
A loan a city or state sells to pay for public projects, often free from federal taxes
9
9.0
A bond not registered to an owner that pays interest to the person who holds the physical certificate
5
3.1
A government certificate you buy to save money and earn interest that you cannot sell
4
3.7
A loan from a company that pays regular interest but gives no ownership
3
6.5
A loan to the government that pays interest and is repaid in one to ten years
2
9.8
A document saying a company will pay back money with interest, usually not secured by property
2
5.3
A way to raise money for a public project paid back from the money the project earns
1
6.1
A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back
1
4.0
A bond or note that a government sells to borrow money
1
7.9
A bond where you give paper coupons to get interest payments
1
6.3
A loan to a company that pays high interest because it has high risk
1
5.4
A bond backed by things like buildings or equipment that the lender can take if the company does not pay
1
7.6
A loan that pays interest and can be changed into company shares under certain conditions
1
9.9
A loan to the British government that pays regular interest and has no set end date
An official paper that shows a loan to a government or company, with amount, interest, and payback date
Debt the United States government borrows by selling bonds that it pays back with interest
A document from a company or government that lists the owner's name and needs their signature to transfer
An investment sold for less than its full value that pays no interest until it ends
A government savings plan that pays no interest but gives a chance to win money in monthly draws
A short-term loan a local government sells to raise money
Money a government or city borrows to pay for public services like water and electricity
A bond that the company or government that sold it cannot repay before the end date
A loan not registered with the government and sold only to certain buyers
Compounds
- Specialized
33
7.0
A risky loan to a company that pays high interest but may not pay it back
- Specialized
14
2.7
A loan to a government that pays interest over time and is usually safe
- Specialized
10
4.4
A loan a city or state sells to pay for public projects, often free from federal taxes
- Specialized
10
4.9
A long loan to the U.S. government for ten years or more that pays interest
- Archaic
9
9.0
A bond not registered to an owner that pays interest to the person who holds the physical certificate
- Specialized
5
3.1
A government certificate you buy to save money and earn interest that you cannot sell
- Formal
4
6.6
A written promise to pay money if a person accused of a crime does not go to court
- Specialized
4
3.7
A loan from a company that pays regular interest but gives no ownership
- Specialized
3
5.4
A grade showing how likely a company or government will pay back borrowed money
- Specialized
2
5.3
A way to raise money for a public project paid back from the money the project earns
- Specialized
1
4.1
A weak pull between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and oxygen or nitrogen in another
- Specialized
1
6.3
A loan to a company that pays high interest because it has high risk
- Specialized
1
7.6
A loan that pays interest and can be changed into company shares under certain conditions
- Specialized
1
7.2
A promise by an insurance company to pay a client if a contractor does not finish the work
- Specialized
1
5.4
A bond backed by things like buildings or equipment that the lender can take if the company does not pay
- Formal
1
7.7
A promise by another company to pay the client if a contract is not fulfilled
- Specialized
An official paper that shows a loan to a government or company, with amount, interest, and payback date
- Specialized
A chemical bond where one atom gives both electrons for the pair shared by two atoms
- Specialized
A bond formed when one atom loses an electron and another gains it, so opposite charges attract
- Archaic
A force that holds positive and negative atoms after one atom gives an electron to another
- Specialized
A loan not registered with the government and sold only to certain buyers
- Specialized
Metal atoms share electrons so the metal conducts electricity, bends easily, and looks shiny
- Specialized
A bond that the company or government that sold it cannot repay before the end date
- Formal
A document from a company or government that lists the owner's name and needs their signature to transfer
- UK
A government savings plan that pays no interest but gives a chance to win money in monthly draws
A very close connection that lets two people sense each other's thoughts or feelings without words
- Specialized
A loan to build public services like water or electricity paid back from the money those services earn
- Specialized
Money a government or city borrows to pay for public services like water and electricity
- Specialized
An investment sold for less than its full value that pays no interest until it ends
- Specialized
A loan you buy for less than its value that pays no interest until it ends
How Safe
- Specialized
10
4.9
- Specialized
14
2.7
- Specialized
10
4.4
- Specialized
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4.4
- Specialized
4
3.7
- Specialized
33
7.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bond as a loan certificate comes from the idea of a 'binding' promise; the paper was a formal 'promise' to pay back money, which is why that promise itself is called a bond.