| bond 1 (def. 10). |
[bond] 
| 1. | something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. |
| 2. | a cord, rope, band, or ligament. |
| 3. | something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior: the bond of matrimony. |
| 4. | something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant: the bond between nations. |
| 5. | binding security; firm assurance: My word is my bond. |
| 6. | a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day. |
| 7. | any written obligation under seal. |
| 8. | Law. a written promise of a surety. |
| 9. | Government. the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn: goods in bond. |
| 10. | Also called bonded whiskey. a whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling. |
| 11. | Finance. a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usually bearing a fixed rate of interest. |
| 12. | Insurance.
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| 13. | a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder. |
| 14. | adhesion between two substances or objects, as concrete and reinforcing strands. |
| 15. | Also called chemical bond. Chemistry. the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure. Compare coordinate bond, covalent bond, electrovalent bond, hydrogen bond, metallic bond. |
| 16. | bond paper. |
| 17. | Masonry.
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| 18. | Electricity. an electric conductor placed between adjacent metal parts within a structure, as in a railroad track, aircraft, or house, to prevent the accumulation of static electricity. |
| 19. | Obsolete. bondsman 1 . |
| 20. | to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond: The company refused to bond a former criminal. |
| 21. | to connect or bind. |
| 22. | Finance. to place a bonded debt on or secure a debt by bonds; mortgage. |
| 23. | to join (two materials). |
| 24. | Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction. |
| 25. | Electricity. to provide with a bond: to bond a railroad track. |
| 26. | to establish a close emotional relationship to or with (another): the special period when a mother bonds to her infant. |
| 27. | to hold together or cohere, from or as from being bonded, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass. |
| 28. | Psychology, Animal Behavior. to establish a bonding. |
A security issued by a corporation or public body and usually carrying a fixed rate of interest and a set date, called the bond's maturity, for redemption of the principal. Like a stock, a bond is a type of investment, but unlike a stock, a bond has a definite, but not necessarily fixed, yield. Some bonds have a feature known as a call, which gives the borrower an option to pay off the principal of the bond before its maturity, the date when the bond is due to be redeemed. (See municipal bonds and Treasury bills.)
bond
A long-term promissory note. Bonds vary widely in maturity, security, and type of issuer, although most are sold in $1,000 denominations or, if a municipal bond, $5,000 denominations.
A written obligation that makes a person or an institution responsible for the actions of another.
bond (bŏnd)
n.
The linkage or force holding two neighboring atoms of a molecule in place and resisting their separation, usually accomplished by the transfer or sharing of one or more electrons or pairs of electrons between the atoms.
bond (bŏnd) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds. See also coordinate bond, covalent bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, polar bond. |
