bond

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To form a close emotional connection with someone.

   The grandparents wanted to bond with their new grandchild.

2. 2
   noun

   A close connection or feeling that joins people together.

   There is a strong bond between the two sisters.

3. 3
   noun

   An official document promising to repay money with interest, sold by a government or company to raise funds.

   Our advisor felt that government bonds were a safe investment.

4. 4
   verb

   To stick two surfaces firmly together.

   This glue will bond the two parts in seconds.

Common collocations

• convertible bond Adjective + noun

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

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