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Etymology 1

From Middle English bonde (“peasant, servant, bondman”), from Old English bōnda, būnda (“householder, freeman, plebeian, husband”), perhaps from Old Norse bóndi (“husbandman, householder”), or as a contraction of Old English būend (“dweller, inhabitant”). Both Old English & Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (“dweller”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeu- (“to swell, grow”). See also bower, boor.

Noun

bond (plural bonds)

  1. A peasant; churl.
  2. A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.

Adjective

bond (comparative more bond, superlative most bond)

  1. Subject to the tenure called bondage.
  2. In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
  3. Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
    bond fear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English bond, variant of band, from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Swedish band. Related to bind.

Noun

bond (plural bonds)

  1. (law) 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.
  2. (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
    • 2011 August 16, AP, “ECB in record bond buying spree”, The Sydney Morning Herald:
      News of the big bond purchases came a day before the leaders of Germany and France meet to discuss the debt crisis.
    Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.
  3. A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural.
    The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.
  4. An emotional link, connection or union.
    They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the bond of their friendship.
  5. (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
    Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.
  6. A binding agreement, a covenant.
    Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.
  7. A bail bond.
    The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.
  8. Any constraining or cementing force or material.
    A bond of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.
  9. (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying.
  10. In Scotland, a mortgage.
Derived terms
terms derived from bond (noun)
Translations
that which binds, a band
  • Russian: оковы (ru) (okóvy) f. pl., узы (ru) (úzy) f. pl.
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuibhreach (gd) m.
link, connection or union
in chemistry, a link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule
binding agreement, a covenant
  • Finnish: kiinnityskirja
  • French: alliance (fr) f.
  • Portuguese: laço (pt) m.
documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
  • Russian: облигация (ru) (obligácija) f.
  • Scottish Gaelic: bann (gd) m.
  • Slovene: obveznica (sl) f.
  • Swedish: obligation (sv) c.
bail bond — see bail bond specific pattern of bricklaying.

Verb

bond (third-person singular simple present bonds, present participle bonding, simple past and past participle bonded)

  1. (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
    The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
  2. (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another).
    The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
  3. (transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
    Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
  4. (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
    The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
  5. To form a friendship or emotional connection.
    The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.
  6. (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse.
  7. (transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
  8. (transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
    A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
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    • 1877, Report No. 704 of proceedings In the Senate of the United States, 44th Congress, 2nd Session, page 642:
      In the August election of 1874 I bonded out of jail eighteen colored men that had been in there, and there has not one of them been tried yet, and they never will be.
    • 1995, Herman Beavers, Wrestling angels into song: the fictions of Ernest J. Gaines, page 28:
      In jail for killing a man, Procter Lewis is placed in a cell where he is faced with a choice: he can be bonded out of jail by Roger Medlow, the owner of the plantation where he lives, or he can serve his time in the penitentiary.
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Translations
to connect, secure, or tie
  • Bulgarian: свързвам
  • French: lier (fr)
To form a chemical compound with
  • Bulgarian: свързвам се
To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
  • French: appareiller (fr)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

bond m. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. union

Verb

bond

  1. singular past indicative of binden.

French

Etymology

From bondir.

Pronunciation

Noun

bond m. (plural bonds)

  1. jump, bound, leap
  2. bounce

 

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up bond in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bond, bonds, bonded, and bonding may refer to:

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Fiduciary bonds

  • Bond (finance), in finance, a type of debt security
    • Government bond, a bond issued by a national government
      • War bonds, a type of government bond used to raise funding for a war effort
    • Municipal bond, a bond issued by a city or local government
    • Corporate bond, a bond issued by a corporation
    • Mortgage bond, in South Africa a bond or mortgage bond is the usual term for property mortgage.
  • Insurance bond (or investment bond), a life assurance-based single premium investment
  • Surety bond, a three party contract, where the surety promises to pay the obligee for non-performance or dishonesty by the principal
    • Performance bond, a surety bond for completion of work under a contract
    • Bail bond, a surety bond for return of a person to a court
  • Tenancy bond (or damage deposit), a deposit taken by a landlord in relation to rental of a property
  • Catastrophe bond (or cat bond), a form of reinsurance
  • Bonded labor (or debt bondage), a system of servitude where someone must work to pay off a debt
  • Bond of association, a basic building block of credit unions and co-operative banks
  • Bond vigilante, a form of political protest by selling bonds

Other legal terms

Physical sciences

  • Bond number, in fluid mechanics, a dimensionless number expressing the ratio of gravitational forces to surface tension forces
  • Chemical bond, the physical phenomenon of chemical substances being held together by attraction of atoms
  • Bond albedo, a measure of the electromagnetic radiation reflected from an astronomical body
  • Bond graph, a graphical description of a physical dynamic system
  • Bond fluctuation model, a lattice model for simulating the conformation and dynamics of polymer systems
  • The Bond (Chinese constellation), both a mansion in the White Tiger constellation and an asterism within that mansion
  • Bond Crater, a crater on Mars

Social sciences

Manufacturing, construction and electronics

  • Bond, the manner in which the bricks overlap as they are laid in brickwork
  • Bond paper, a high quality durable writing paper
  • Bonded leather (or reconstituted leather)
  • Bottled in bond, referring to a type of American whiskey
  • "Bonding" may refer to a method for creating electric interconnects:
    • Chip bonding, method of wiring some chips (also from different manufactures) together in on die to get a very high IC.
    • Wire bonding, a method of making interconnections between a microchip and the outside world as part of semiconductor device fabrication
    • Ball bonding, a method very similar to Wire bonding.
  • Channel bonding (or modem bonding), an arrangement in which two or more network interfaces on a host computer are combined
  • Electrical bonding, practice of connecting all metal objects in a room to protect from electric shock

Company and product names

Organizations

Entertainment

  • The James Bond series of spy fiction originally created by Ian Fleming
    • James Bond (character), a British secret agent who is the central character in the series
    • James Bond novels, the original literary works by Fleming, plus works by other authors after Fleming's death (usually commissioned by the owner of the Fleming copyrights, a company now known as Ian Fleming Publications)
    • James Bond film series, a popular series of 25 films featuring Fleming's secret agent
    • Bond girl, the 'love' interest in a James Bond film
  • Campion Bond, the fictional character from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  • Bond (band), an Australian/British string quartet
  • The Bond, a film by Charlie Chaplin supporting Liberty bonds'
  • "The Bonding", a third-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Bond Street (film), a 1948 British film

Places

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People

Other uses

  • Peace-bonding, something which makes a weapon unusable as a weapon

See also

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