bond
Other forms: bonds; bonded; bonding
You and your best friend have a bond that allows you to trust each other with all your thoughts and secrets. A bond is a connection between two things.
Bond can refer to a physical or emotional restraint as in a prisoner who might tear off his bonds and escape to freedom. If you are arrested, your parents will have to pay a bond to get you released from jail. If you don't show up to court, they will lose that money. A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation is also called a bond. When you cash in the bond on a set date, you get your money back plus interest. In its meaning of "connection," bond can be used as a verb. Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection? You can say that you bonded.
Definitions of bond
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a connection that fastens things together
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synonyms:
attachment
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ligament
any connection or unifying bond
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binder, ligature
something used to tie or bind
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chain
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
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wire
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
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connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
an instrumentality that connects
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the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
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adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness
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stickiness
the property of sticking to a surface
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stickiness
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an electrical force linking atoms
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chemical bond
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covalent bond
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
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cross-link, cross-linkage
a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
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hydrogen bond
a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond
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electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond
a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
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metallic bond
a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs
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peptide bond, peptide linkage
the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide
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double bond
a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
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coordinate bond, dative bond
a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
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attraction, attractive force
the force by which one object attracts another
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a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest“their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them”
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alliance
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silver cord
the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring
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connectedness, connection, connexion
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
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silver cord
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a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
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ball and chain
heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
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fetter, hobble
a shackle for the ankles or feet
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cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacle
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
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chains, irons
metal shackles; for hands or legs
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constraint, restraint
a device that retards something's motion
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stick to firmly
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bring together in a common cause or emotion
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bring together, draw together
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create social or emotional ties
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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
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bond certificate
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bond issue
bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
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convertible bond
a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
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corporate bond
a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders
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bearer bond, coupon bond
a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
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government bond
a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
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high-yield bond, junk bond
a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
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municipal bond
a bond issued by a state or local government
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noncallable bond
a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
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performance bond, surety bond
a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
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post-obit bond
a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
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registered bond
a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
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revenue bond
a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond
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secured bond
a bond that is back by collateral
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debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bond
the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
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zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
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Premium Bond
a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries
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savings bond
non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made
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utility bond, utility revenue bond
a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services
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Treasury, Treasury obligations
negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
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certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation
a written promise to repay a debt
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certificate, security
a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
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mortgage
put up as security or collateral
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mortgage
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(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”
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recognisance, recognizance
(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
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recognisance, recognizance
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a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
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bond paper
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writing paper
paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
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writing paper
Pronunciation
US
/bɑnd/
UK
/bɒnd/
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