Meaning of bond
Definition of bond
(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; "the
shifting
alliances
within
a
large
family"; "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; "the
judge
set
bail
at $10,000"; "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originally
made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; "the
mutual
adhesiveness of cells"; "a
heated
hydraulic
press
was
required
for adhesion"
(verb)
stick
to firmly; "Will this
wallpaper
adhere to the wall?"
create
social
or
emotional
ties; "The grandparents
want
to
bond
with the child"
issue
bonds on
bring
together
in a
common
cause
or emotion; "The
death
of their
child
had
drawn
them together"
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