Definition of: bond

(bond) noun
1. That which binds; a band; tie.
2. plural Fetters; captivity.
3. An obligation or constraint.
4. Law An obligation in writing under seal.
5. An interest-bearing debt certificate.
6. In insurance, a policy covering losses suffered through the acts of an employee.
7. The condition of being bonded. See BONDED (def. 2).
8. Bail; a surety.
9. In building, timbers or stones which help to bind together.
10. Chem. A unit of combining power between the atoms of a molecule, associated with the energy of electrons.
11. The attachment of an adhesive material at the interface of two surfaces.
12. Bond paper.
—bottled in bond U.S. A straight, 100-proof whiskey at least 4 years old, bottled under government supervision before payment of taxes.
—debenture bond
1. A bond acknowledging loan indebtedness and securing repayment out of some designated fund or income.
2. A certificate issued by customs officials stating that an importer is entitled to a drawback on goods imported and afterward exported.
3. A bond for the payment of money stipulating that government securities or the stock of a corporate company shall be held as security.
—indemnity bond A release signed by a shipper, relieving a railroad of responsibility.
—v.t.
1. To put a certified debt upon; mortgage.
2. To furnish bond for; be surety for (someone).
3. To place, as goods or an employee, under bond (noun def. 6); guarantee.
4. In masonry, to place, as bricks, in interlocking patterns, so as to strengthen a wall, etc.
—v.i.
5. To interlock or cohere, as bricks.
—adjective Subject to servitude; enslaved. [Var. of BAND¹]