Bond Agreement Money Friendship Government Pay Noun Bɒnd

• the bond that links us
• a bond of friendship had been forged between them.
• the agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.
• the special bond between mother and child

bond

1. something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences
• the bond that links us
• A bond of friendship had been forged between them.
• The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.
• the special bond between mother and child
• Informal language creates a bond between the members of the community.
• The students formed strong bonds with each other.

Extra Examples

• She felt a bond of affection for the other girls.
• We try to forge bonds between the different communities.
2. an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement
• SEE ALSO junk bond
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/junk-bond
• government bonds

Extra Examples

• The bonds were redeemed in 2002.
• I decided to invest in some government bonds.
3. a sum of money that is paid as bail
• He was released on $5 000 bond.
4. a legal agreement by which a bank lends you money to buy a house, etc. which you pay back over many years; the sum of money that is lent
• to pay off a bond
• We had to take out a second bond on the property.
• bond rates (= of interest)
5. the ropes or chains keeping somebody prisoner; anything that stops you from being free to do what you want
• to release somebody from their bonds
• the bonds of oppression/injustice
6. a legal written agreement or promise
• We entered into a solemn bond.
7. the way in which two things are joined together
• a firm bond between the two surfaces
8. the way in which atoms are held together in a chemical compound
9. somebody’s promise can be relied on completely

Word Origin

• Middle English: variant of band.