bond paper
- noun
- /bɑnd ˈpeɪpər/
:
papel bond
- When preparing for the meeting, he printed the agenda on crisp white bond paper to look more polished.
Examples
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He picked up two pages of heavy-bond paper, stapled together.
Fiction book (1996) -
To print the official report, we used high-quality bond paper for a professional finish.
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The manager requested all documents to be submitted on bond paper to ensure clarity and durability.
Synonyms
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6.7
High-quality white paper used for official letters and certificates
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1.0
Thin paper you use to write letters by hand
Paper in a common size used for writing letters
How Durable
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun+noun compound where 'bond' specifies the type/quality of the 'paper' (a high-quality, durable paper for official use). The compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically paralleled (e.g., Spanish 'papel bond'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Bond paper may come from old days when government or business bond certificates were printed on very strong paper. Because those sheets had to last, the name came to mean high-quality, durable paper used for 'official' letters and contracts.