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How to pronounce bond
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What does bond mean?
nounA document constituting 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
A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
“Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.”
A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
verbTo connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
“The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.”
To cause to adhere (one material with another).
“The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.”
To form a chemical compound with.
“Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.”
adjSubject to the tenure called bondage.
In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
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