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Definitions for Bonds

[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 the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn: goods in bond.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 . a surety agreement. the money deposited, or the promissory arrangement entered into, under any such agreement.
[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, hydrogen bond, ionic bond, metallic bond.
[16] bond paper.
[17] Masonry . any of various arrangements of bricks, stones, etc., having a regular pattern and intended to increase the strength or enhance the appearance of a construction. the overlap of bricks, stones, etc., in a construction so as to increase its strength.
[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 . bondsman1.
[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.
[29] a serf or slave.
[30] in serfdom or slavery.
[31] Barry (Lamar ). born 1964, US baseball player: holder of records for most home runs in a season (73) and a career (762)
[32] Edward . born 1934, British dramatist: his plays, including Saved (1965), Lear (1971), Restoration (1981), and In the Company of Men (1990), are noted for their violent imagery and socialist commitment
[33] something that binds, fastens, or holds together, such as a chain or rope
[34] (often plural) something that brings or holds people together; tie a bond of friendship
[35] (plural) something that restrains or imprisons; captivity or imprisonment
[36] something that governs behaviour; obligation; duty
[37] a written or spoken agreement, esp a promise marriage bond
[38] adhesive quality or strength
[39] 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
[40] law a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
[41] insurance , US and Canadian 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
[42] any of various arrangements of bricks or stones in a wall in which they overlap so as to provide strength
[43] See chemical bond
[44] See bond paper
[45] in bond commerce deposited in a bonded warehouse
[46] (also intr) to hold or be held together, as by a rope or an adhesive; bind; connect
[47] aeronautics to join (metallic parts of an aircraft) together such that they are electrically interconnected
[48] to put or hold (goods) in bond
[49] law to place under bond
[50] finance to issue bonds on; mortgage
[51] to arrange (bricks, etc) in a bond

Words related to Bonds

bondobligation, relationship, debenture, certificate, transaction, security, warrant, bind, fix, glue, connect, fetter, chain, tie-in, binding, handcuff, wire, network, manacle, ligature

Words nearby Bonds

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Origin of Bonds

2before 1050; Middle English bonde, Old English bonda < Old Norse bōndi husbandman, contraction of *bōande, variant of būande, cognate with Old English būend dweller, equivalent to bū(an ) to dwell (see boor) + -end noun suffix, as in fiend, friend

Other words from Bonds

bond·a·ble , adjective
bond·a·bil·i·ty , noun
bond·er , noun
bond·less , adjective
un·bond·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Bonds

C13: from Old Norse band ; see band ²

Synonyms for Bonds

band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, tie, tie-in, wire, stickum