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Synonyms for bond

Most common

trammel chain restraint fetter bail security adhesion pact

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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: registe

  2. n. 2

    A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

    Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.

  3. v. 1

    To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.

    The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.

  4. v. 2

    To cause to adhere (one material with another).

    The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.

Forms

Plural
bonds → trammels, chains, restraints, fetters…
Past participle
bonded
e.g. bonded → glued, sticked, cemented, adhered…

Example sentences

  • bail Tom is stuck in jail because he can't afford bail.
  • pact Do Algeria and Tunisia need a mutual defense pact?
  • connection Yanni and Skura developed an immediate connection.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bondsteady
trammelfalling
manaclerising
bailfalling
adhesionrising
pactsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tie1
4 letters
link1, note1, bail1, glue1, bind1, pact1, knot1
5 letters
stick1, chain1, cling1
6 letters
league1, cement2, attach2, adhere2, hamper2, fetter2, cohere2
7 letters
compact2, captive2, linkage2, shackle2, trammel2, manacle
8 letters
security4, contract2, alliance3, covenant3, ligament3, adhesion3
9 letters
agreement3, restraint2, adherence3
10 letters
connection3, obligation4, attachment3
11 letters
association5
12 letters
adhesiveness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cement2 = 2 syllables).

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