Bond (b nd), Julian Born 1940. American politician and civil rights leader who was elected to the Georgia legislature (1966) but temporarily barred from taking office because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. |
| bond (bnd) n. 1. Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together. 2. Confinement in prison; captivity. Often used in the plural. 3. A uniting force or tie; a link: the familial bond. 4. A binding agreement; a covenant. 5. A duty, promise, or other obligation by which one is bound. 6. a. A substance or agent that causes two or more objects or parts to cohere. b. The union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent. 7. A chemical bond. 8. A systematically overlapping or alternating arrangement of bricks or stones in a wall, designed to increase strength and stability. 9. Law a. A written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day. b. A sum of money paid as bail or surety. c. A bail bondsman. 10. A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date. 11. The condition of taxable goods being stored in a warehouse until the taxes or duties owed on them are paid. 12. An insurance contract in which an agency guarantees payment to an employer in the event of unforeseen financial loss through the actions of an employee. 13. Bond paper. v. bond·ed, bond·ing, bonds v.tr. 1. To mortgage or place a guaranteed bond on. 2. To furnish bond or surety for. 3. To place (an employee, for example) under bond or guarantee. 4. To join securely, as with glue or cement. 5. To join (two or more individuals) in or as if in a nurturing relationship: "What bonded [the two men]  who spoke rarely and have little personal rapportwas patience and a conviction that uncontrolled inflation endangers . . . society" (Robert J. Samuelson).6. To lay (bricks or stones) in an overlapping or alternating pattern. v.intr. 1. To cohere with or as if with a bond. 2. To form a close personal relationship. [Middle English, variant of band, from Old Norse; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.] bond  a·bili·ty n.bond a·ble adj.bond er n. |
bond
Noun
1. something that binds, fastens, or holds together
2. something that brings or holds people together; tie: a bond of friendship
3. bonds something that restrains or imprisons
4. a written or spoken agreement, esp. a promise: a marriage bond
5. Chem a means by which atoms are combined in a molecule
6. Finance a certificate of debt issued in order to raise funds
7. S African the conditional pledging of property, esp. a house, as security for the repayment of a loan
8. Law a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
9. in bond Commerce securely stored until duty is paid
Verb
1. to hold or be held together; bind
2. to form a friendship
3. to put or hold (goods) in bond [Old Norse band]
| bond (bnd) A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds. See also coordinate bondcovalent bondionic bondmetallic bondpolar bond |   top to bottom: covalent, metallic, and ionic bonds |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | bond - an electrical force linking atoms attraction, attractive force - the force by which one object attracts another covalent bond - a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule cross-link, cross-linkage - a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule hydrogen bond - a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond - a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion metallic bond - a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs peptide bond, peptide linkage - the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide |
| 2. |  bond - 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 principalbond issue - bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity convertible bond - a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions corporate bond - 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; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company" bearer bond, coupon bond - a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments government bond - a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world high-yield bond, junk bond - a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit municipal bond - a bond issued by a state or local government noncallable bond - a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity) performance bond, surety bond - a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance post-obit bond - a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion registered bond - a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner revenue bond - a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond secured bond - a bond that is back by collateral debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bond - the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security certificate, security - a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" Premium Bond - a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries | |
| 3. | bond - 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" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" silver cord - the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring | |
| 4. |  bond - (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"criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment recognisance, recognizance - (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | |
| 5. |  bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)ball and chain - heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff - shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" | |
| 6. | bond - a connection that fastens things together connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" ligament - any connection or unifying bond | |
| 7. | bond - a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents writing paper - paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts | |
| 8. | Bond - 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) | |
| 9. | Bond - British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming | |
| 10. | bond - 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" stickiness - the property of sticking to a surface | |
| Verb | 1. | bond - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| 2. | bond - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" | |
| 3. | bond - issue bonds on mortgage - put up as security or collateral | |
| 4. | bond - bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" |
bond
noun 1. tie, union, coupling, link, association, relation, connection, alliance, attachment, affinity, affiliation
verb 4. form friendships, connect
Translations
bond [bɔnd] n → lien m (= binding promise); engagement m, obligation f;
(Finance) → obligation;
bonds npl (= chains) → chaînes fpl;
in bond (of goods) → en entrepôt
bond [bɔnd] n → legame m (= binding promise), (FINANCE) → obbligazione f;
in bond (of goods) → in attesa di sdoganamento
n bond [bond]
1 something used for tying (especially a person) They released the prisoner from his bonds. kettings قُيود връзка pouto lænke; bånd die Fesseln (pl.) δεσμά lazo köidik غل و زنجیر kahle chaînes קֶשֶר बन्धन vez, okov kötelék, bilincs pengikat hlekkir, band catene 拘束 끈, 족쇄 pančiai, grandinės važas ikatan boei bånd, lenke więzy grilhOes lanţuri оковы puto vez, okov okovi boja พันธนาการ zincir 鐐；銬 кайдани; ув'язнення بندھن giao kèo 镣；铐
2 something that unites or joins people together a bond of friendship. band رابِطٌ، عُروَه، آصِرَه връзка pouto bånd die Bande (pl.) συναισθηματικός δεσμός vínculo side هر چیز که مردم را به هم نزدیک کند side lien קֶשֶר बन्धन savez kötelék ikatan tilfinningabönd legame きずな 유대 ryšys saite ikatan band bånd więzy laço legătură узы puto vez veza band ข้อผูกมัด bağ, ilişki 連結，結合力 узи, зв'язки جوڑ ، تعلق sự ràng buộc 协议，结合力
bonded store/warehouse
a warehouse where goods are kept until customs or other duty on them is paid. verpand stoor مَخازنُ إيداع склад celní skladiště frilager der Zollspeicher αποθήκη τελωνείου almacén de depósito tolliladu انبار tullivarasto entrepôt des douanes מַחסָן कर नहीं चुकाने के कारण सरकारी गोदामों में रोका हुआ माल carinska zabrana vám(szabad)raktár gudang penyimpanan tollvörugeymsla magazzino doganale 保税倉庫 보세 창고 muitinės sandėlis muitas noliktava gudang terikat entrepot transittopplag, frilager skład celny alfândega depozit de vamă таможенный склад colný sklad carinsko skladišče carinsko skladište tullnederlag ที่เก็บสินค้ารอการจ่ายภาษี gümrük deposu (海關)保稅倉庫 митний склад مشروط گودام nhà kho hải quan （海关）保税仓库
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