bond
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition an electrical force linking atoms
- definition 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
- definition a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- definition (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- definition a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- definition a connection that fastens things together
- definition a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- definition the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- definition stick to firmly
- definition create social or emotional ties
- definition issue bonds on
- definition bring together in a common cause or emotion