Hypernym

noun

a written promise to repay a debt

noun

a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

bond certificate 1

noundomain: possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

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

Synonyms

bond 2

Hyponym

bond issue 1

noun

bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity

convertible bond 1

noun

a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions

corporate bond 1

noun

a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders

coupon bond 1

noun

a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments

government bond 1

noun

a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world

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