bund
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8.2
- noun
- /bʌnd/
- Indian
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- They are still trading at a risk premium to the Bund of about 900 basis points, with an average of 16% discount for the 2015-2016 maturities.
- German bunds
Examples
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Because of this, the entire Western financial system has sovereign bonds (US Treasuries, German Bunds, Japanese sovereign bonds, etc.) as the senior-most asset pledged as collateral for hundreds of trillions of dollars' worth of trades.
Blog text (21) -
The premium over German bunds widened 32 basis points to almost 11 percent.
Blog text (21) -
When it rains, water is channeled by simple stone bunds to the holes, which fill with water.
Academic text (2003) -
During the euro debt crisis, central banks have been storing money in Treasuries and German bunds.
Blog text (22) -
The correlations today are tighter with yield spreads between Spain and Germany (the overall positive tone globally coincided with Spanish 10-year yields sliding below 6% for the first time since May alongside a 20 basis point jump in German bund yields... this has become the pulse for financial market confidence in general).
Blog text (11) -
The farmer built a bund around the field to prevent flooding during heavy rains.
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To control the flow of water, the city constructed a bund along the riverbank.
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After the storm, the villagers were relieved that the bund had protected their homes from flooding.
Synonyms
160
3.0
A raised slope of earth beside water or a road
22
5.9
A raised bank of earth or stone that keeps water away and supports a road
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4.4
A high wall that stops flood water from entering an area
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4.9
A raised area of mud by a river, lake, or sea that can trap boats
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bund for a raised bank comes from the Hindi word bandh, which means 'dam' or 'something that holds back water'. So a bund is a built barrier that keeps water away from fields and villages.