bond

Plural: bonds

Noun

• an electrical force linking atoms
• 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
• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
  • "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
  • "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
• a connection that fastens things together
• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
• 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)
• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
• A 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 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.
• A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
• 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.
• A physical connection which binds, a band.
• An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
• Moral or political duty or obligation.
• A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
• A binding agreement, a covenant.
• The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse
• A bail bond.
• Bond paper.
• Any constraining or cementing force or material.
• In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
• A mortgage.
• A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
• A peasant; churl.
• A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.

Verb

Verb Forms: bonded, bonding, bonds

• To join or be joined securely, as with glue or other fasteners.
• stick to firmly
• create social or emotional ties
  • "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
• issue bonds on
• bring together in a common cause or emotion
• To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
• To cause to adhere (one material with another).
• To form a chemical compound with.
• To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
• To form a friendship or emotional connection.
• To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
• To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
• To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
• To bail out by means of a bail bond.

Adj

• Subject to the tenure called bondage.
• In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
• Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.

Examples

• A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.
• A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
• bond fear
• Good Scrabble players bond with their letters, understanding their potential.
• Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.
• Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
• liquor bottled in bond
• Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.
• Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.
• The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.
• The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
• The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
• The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
• The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.
• The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.
• They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the bond of their friendship.
• Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
• You could rely on him. His word was his bond.

Synonyms

adhere, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, alliance, attach, attachment, bail, bail bond, bind, bond certificate, bond paper, bring together, chemical bond, draw together, hamper, hold fast, James Bond, Julian Bond, shackle, stick, stick to, tie, trammel, bondwork, cling

Related Words

boor, bower, BONDABLE

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