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The definition of bond
19 Definitions of: bond
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- noun, something that binds, fastens, or holds together, such as a chain or rope
- noun, something that brings or holds people together; tie
- noun, something that restrains or imprisons; captivity or imprisonment
- noun, something that governs behaviour; obligation; duty
- noun, a written or spoken agreement, esp a promise
- noun, adhesive quality or strength
- noun, finance a certificate of debt issued in order to raise funds. It carries a fixed rate of interest and is repayable with or without security at a specified future date
- noun, law a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
- noun, insurance a policy guaranteeing payment of a stated sum to an employer in compensation for financial losses incurred through illegal or unauthorized acts of an employee
- noun, any of various arrangements of bricks or stones in a wall in which they overlap so as to provide strength
- noun, See chemical bond
- noun, See bond paper
- noun, in bond commerce deposited in a bonded warehouse
- verb, to hold or be held together, as by a rope or an adhesive; bind; connect
- verb, aeronautics to join (metallic parts of an aircraft) together such that they are electrically interconnected
- verb, to put or hold (goods) in bond
- verb, law to place under bond
- verb, finance to issue bonds on; mortgage
- verb, to arrange (bricks, etc) in a bond
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| Synonyms: | connect, band, connection, manacle, tie, union, coupling, link, association, relation | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of bond