bonds
UK/bɒndz//bɑndz/
bonds is the plural of bond.
bonds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bond.
Noun
bonds pl (plural only)
- imprisonment, captivity
- the condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid
Meaning of bond
Noun
bond (countable and uncountable, plural bonds)
- 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.
- A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension...
- 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.
- A physical connection which binds, a band.
- The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.
- 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.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bonds
Bonds
- A surname.
- A village in Barnacre-with-Bonds parish, south of Garstang, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4944).
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bonds
Bonds
- plural of Bond
Phrases with bonds
- π bonds
- pi bonds
- cat bonds
- war bonds
- baby bonds
- bail bonds
- CoCo bonds
- junk bonds
- pair bonds
- green bonds
- heart bonds
- ionic bonds
59 more phrasesFewer phrases
- James Bonds
- peace bonds
- sigma bonds
- state bonds
- banana bonds
- bearer bonds
- corona bonds
- coupon bonds
- dative bonds
- double bonds
- flower bonds
- letter bonds
- senior bonds
- serial bonds
- single bonds
- surety bonds
- trauma bonds
- triple bonds
- accrual bonds
- climate bonds
- dim sum bonds
- English bonds
- Flemish bonds
- liberty bonds
- pancake bonds
- peptide bonds
- Premium Bonds
- valence bonds
- victory bonds
- bastardy bonds
- callable bonds
- chemical bonds
- covalent bonds
- fidelity bonds
- hydrogen bonds
- metallic bonds
- mortgage bonds
- multiple bonds
- bonds for deeds
- debenture bonds
- disulfide bonds
- perpetual bonds
- precipice bonds
- sovereign bonds
- stretcher bonds
- coordinate bonds
- glycosidic bonds
- government bonds
- registered bonds
- catastrophe bonds
- performance bonds
- zero coupon bonds
- carbon-carbon bonds
- polar covalent bonds
- guaranteed equity bonds
- coordinate covalent bonds
- bonds for general purposes
- capital appreciation bonds
- three-center two-electron bonds
Questions about bonds
- What does bonds mean?
- Bonds means imprisonment, captivity.
- What is bonds the plural of?
- Bonds is the plural of bond.
- What part of speech is bonds?
- Bonds can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bonds?
- Bonds is pronounced /bɑndz/ (US).
Words near bonds in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bonds (page history and authors); Bonds (page history and authors); bond (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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