Bond

verb
bɑnd

Noun

  • (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

    Similar:Bail
    Type of:RecognizanceRecognisance
  • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

    their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

    Similar:Alliance
    Type of:ConnexionConnectednessConnection
  • 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

    Type of:CertificateSecurityObligation
  • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

  • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

    Type of:ConstraintRestraint
  • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

    Similar:AdherenceAdhesionAdhesiveness
    Type of:Stickiness
  • a connection that fastens things together

    Similar:Attachment
    Type of:ConnexionConnectorConnective
  • an electrical force linking atoms

    Type of:Attraction
  • 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

Verb

  • create social or emotional ties

    The grandparents want to bond with the child

    Type of:Relate
  • stick to firmly

    Type of:Attach
  • bring together in a common cause or emotion

    Type of:UnifyUnite
  • issue bonds on

    Type of:Mortgage

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