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bond issue

bond issue

10 5.4
A sale of loans by a company or government to many investors
  • noun
  • /bɑnd ˈɪʃu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : emisión de bonos
  • Sumter County, Florida, which opened its composting facility in 1988, passed a $5 million bond issue in 1993 to upgrade the plant.
  • sukuk bond issues
  • approve bond issues

The second bond issue did not pass.

Examples

  • When the bond issue passes Tuesday, there'll be $8 million to build an aqueduct and a reservoir.

  • Alaska voters approved a bond issue of $453.5 million for transportation.

    Blog text (11)
  • The second bond issue did not pass.

  • It's a little bit like a school bond issue or you know, all you can do is vote yes or no.

  • Got to show the voters they did the right thing passing the bond issue.

  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit expects to make history with its record $1 billion bond issue today...

    Blog text (19)
  • In 2010, the city government borrowed $150,000 via a general obligation bond issue to pay for the work.

    Blog text (20)
  • The county will pursue a bond issue of $41.6 million for financing Phase One at $35.8 million.

    Blog text (24)
  • Construction and startup costs were financed by a government-backed bond issue.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The city is planning to launch a new bond issue to fund infrastructure improvements.

How Big

loan participation
  • Specialized
6.4
bond issue
  • Specialized
10 5.4
bank loan
14 2.3
borrowed capital
  • Specialized
4.8
personal loan
  • Specialized
7 2.6
microloan
  • Specialized
1 3.6

Surface Forms

bond issue singular
bond issues plural

Morphology

bond + issue

The noun phrase is compositionally predictable: 'issue' (the act or batch of issuing) combined with 'bond' yields the issuance or batch of bonds for sale. This follows a common noun+noun compound pattern (e.g., emisión de bonos) and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

Bond issue comes from the old use of issue, which meant to 'send out' or 'offer' something to the public. So a bond issue is a group of bonds sent out to buyers at the same time, which is why it means 'a group of bonds sold together'.