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bondholder

bondholder

18 5.6
A person or company that owns bonds and gets interest and repayment
  • noun
  • /ˈbɒndˌhoʊldər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bonista
  • As a bondholder, she received annual interest payments and was assured the return of her principal at maturity.
  • banks and bondholders
  • senior bondholders
  • other bondholders

But if you were a bondholder of AIG, you didn't get wiped out.

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Examples

  • The government today has to spend more and more of its income on the interest payment to bondholders of its public debt.

  • Some 80% of the bailout money went to EU banks that were Greek bondholders, not the Greek economy.

    Blog text (21)
  • Hence, there could be huge liabilities at the bank and bondholder end if many notes are missing.

    Blog text (21)
  • The problem is to identify assets that banks and bondholders could rely on in the case of default.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In forging the agreement, German bondholders, who have the most to lose, rule supreme.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This was particularly controversial in Ireland, where the government guaranteed all bank bondholders at the taxpayers expense.

  • That means these people, these bondholders, lose their asset, but Credit Suisse loses that debt.

  • Thus, sukuk bond issues are backed by real assets to which all bondholders can claim partial ownership.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The decision to postpone foreclosure may thus be skewed at the expense of senior bondholders.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Even the ailing city of Vallejo, California, promised to honor its pension obligations and repay bondholders in full when it emerged from bankruptcy in 2011.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

creditor
vsbondholder
76 3.0

A person or organization that someone owes money to

is owed money specifically through interest payments and repayment of principal on issued debt
holder
vsbondholder
  • Specialized
37 3.9

A person who has a check or bond and can get its money

claims regular interest and repayment rather than just holding the physical instrument

Surface Forms

bondholder singular
bondholders plural

Morphology

bondholder = bond + holder (transparent) = bond + holder

A straightforward compound of 'bond' + 'holder' meaning someone who holds bonds, which learners can derive from the parts.

Etymology

Bondholder is made of bond and holder. Bond comes from a word meaning 'to bind' or 'tie' someone to a promise, and holder means someone who 'holds' or owns something, so a bondholder is the person or organization who owns the bond and expects to be paid back.