bond -
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
bond issue bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
convertible bond a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
corporate bond a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company"
bearer bond,
coupon bond a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
government bond a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
high-yield bond,
junk bond a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
noncallable bond a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
performance bond,
surety bond a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
post-obit bond a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
registered bond a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
revenue bond a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond
debenture bond,
unsecured bond,
debenture the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
zero-coupon bond,
zero coupon bond a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
Bond -
United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
attractive force,
attraction the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
covalent bond a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
hydrogen bond a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond
metallic bond a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs
bond -
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
bond -
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
connectedness,
connexion,
connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
bond -
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
recognisance,
recognizance (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
criminal law the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
Verb
bond -
bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"
bond -
A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
bond -
Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer the borrower is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
