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bond

Definition for bond

noun as in binder or fastener

noun as in association, relation

noun as in guarantee; contract

verb as in fasten; stick

Strongest matches

bind, connect, fix, glue

Strong matches

fuse, gum, paste

Weak match

stickum

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Crucially, the camps' strong communal bonds have been fractured.

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While negotiating a bond deal in Poland in the 1920s, he refused to receive his Polish relatives.

By the time Hamilton met them, Angelica was already married to an entrepreneurial Englishman of dubious character; the younger, less-flamboyant Eliza quickly formed a passionate bond with the scrappy, brilliant future U.S.

It will be a shortened week with Thanksgiving on Thursday, meaning the bond and stock markets are closed that day and close early the following day.

Preferred stock is a senior form of equity long popular with individuals for its high fixed dividend rates similar to a bond, and favored by issuers, who can miss a dividend without triggering a default.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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