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bond

noun
/bɒnd/UK/bɑnd/US/bɔnd/

Etymology

From Middle English bonde (“peasant, servant, bondman”), from Old English bōnda, būnda (“householder, freeman, plebeian, husband”), perhaps from Old Norse bóndi (“husbandman, householder”, literally “dweller”), or a contraction of Old English būend (“dweller, inhabitant”), both from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (“dweller”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, appear”). See also bower, boor.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻
  2. derived from *būwandz✻
  3. derived from būend
  4. derived from bóndi
  5. inherited from bōnda
  6. inherited from bonde

Definitions

  1. A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the…

    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.

  2. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract

    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.

  3. A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a…

    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.

  4. ›+ 31 more definitions

    1. A physical connection which binds, a band.

      • The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.

    2. An emotional link, connection or union

      An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.

      • They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the bond of their friendship.
      • 1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland a people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind.
      • Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea.

    3. Moral or political duty or obligation.

      • I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.

    4. A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.

      • Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.

    5. A binding agreement, a covenant.

      • You could rely on him. His word was his bond.
      • Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.

    6. The state of being stored in a bonded warehouse

      • liquor bottled in bond

    7. A bail bond.

      • The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.
      • Ellison, who is out on bond, also faces the prospect of lengthy imprisonment. Her lawyers did not comment.

    8. Bond paper.

    9. Any constraining or cementing force or material.

      • A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.

    10. In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to…

      In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.

    11. A mortgage.

    12. A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when…

      A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.

    13. To connect, secure or tie with a bond

      To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.

      • The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.

    14. To cause to adhere (one material with another).

      • The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.

    15. To form a chemical compound with.

      • Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.

    16. To guarantee or secure a financial risk.

      • The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
      • The existence of such [criminal] records can and has been a barrier to men who wish to obtain a job that requires bonding (such as working in a bank).

    17. To form a friendship or emotional connection.

      • The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.

    18. To put in a bonded warehouse

      To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.

    19. To lay bricks in a specific pattern.

    20. To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal…

      To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).

      • A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.

    21. To bail out by means of a bail bond.

      • In the August election of 1874 I bonded out of jail eighteen colored men that had been in there, and there has not one of them been tried yet, and they never will be.
      • In jail for killing a man, Procter Lewis is placed in a cell where he is faced with a choice: he can be bonded out of jail by Roger Medlow, the owner of the plantation where he lives, or he can serve his time in the penitentiary.
      • And no, you cannot drive her down to the bank to see if her new AFDC card is activated and drop her kids off at school for her because she didn't think to get her car before he bonded out of jail.

    22. A peasant

      A peasant; churl.

    23. A vassal

      A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.

    24. Subject to the tenure called bondage.

    25. In a state of servitude or slavedom

      In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.

    26. Servile

      Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.

      • bond fear

    27. A surname originating as an occupation.

    28. A unisex given name from Old Norse.

    29. An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.

    30. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi,…

      A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.

    31. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at bond. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at bond. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at bond

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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