Bond
/bɔnd/
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Definition
Noun:
- A connection that fastens things together: A physical link or tie that holds objects or materials in place.
- A certificate of debt: A formal contract issued by a government or corporation to raise money, promising to repay the borrowed amount with interest by a specific date.
- A connection based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences: A strong emotional link or relationship between people or groups.
- A restraint that confines or restricts freedom: Something, such as a rope or chain, used to tie someone or something up.
- The property of sticking together: The state of being firmly attached or joined, as with glue.
- An electrical force linking atoms: The attractive force that holds atoms together in a molecule.
Verb:
- To create social or emotional ties: To form a close personal relationship.
- To stick to firmly: To adhere or attach securely to a surface.
- To issue bonds on: To raise money by issuing formal debt certificates.
Examples
Noun:
- The strong bond between the mother and her child was evident.
- The company issued a bond to finance its new factory.
- They used a metal bond to connect the two pipes.
- The prisoner's bonds were finally cut after years of captivity.
Verb:
- The team-building exercise helped the new colleagues bond.
- This special glue will bond the plastic to the wood.
- The city will bond for the new park project next year.
Advanced Usage
"In bond": Referring to goods stored in a warehouse under customs control until duties are paid.
- The imported whiskey was held in bond at the port.
"Bond with": To form a close connection with someone or something.
- It's important for parents to bond with their newborn babies.
"Bond issue": The process of offering bonds for sale to raise capital.
- The municipal bond issue was oversubscribed by investors.
Variants and Related Words
Bonding (n): The process of forming a close relationship or a secure attachment.
- The weekend retreat was great for employee bonding.
Bondable (adj): Capable of being bonded or insured.
- Bondholder (n): An investor who owns a bond certificate.
Synonyms
- Noun: Tie, link, connection, attachment, shackle, security, debenture.
- Verb: Connect, attach, adhere, unite, fuse.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bond over: To form a connection because of a shared experience or interest.
- They bonded over their love of classic cinema.
Related Idioms
My word is my bond: A promise or statement that one's word is a solemn guarantee.
- You can trust him; his word is his bond.
Bail bond: A surety bond provided to secure the release of a defendant from custody.
- He posted a bail bond to get out of jail before the trial.
Noun
- 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
- British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
- 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)
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- a connection that fastens things together
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- (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 connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- the shifting alliances within a large family
- their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
- 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
- an electrical force linking atoms
Verb
- bring together in a common cause or emotion
- The death of their child had drawn them together
- issue bonds on
- create social or emotional ties
- The grandparents want to bond with the child
- stick to firmly
- Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?