bond (b?nd)n.1. Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together.2. often bonds Confinement in prison; captivity.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. A written obligation requiring the payment of a sum at a certain time.10. A debt security obligating a government or corporation to pay a specified amount on a future date, especially a marketable security that makes semiannual interest payments.11. a. A guarantee issued by a surety agency on behalf of a client, requiring the surety to pay a sum of money to a third party in the event the client fails to fulfill certain obligations; a surety bond.b. A sum pledged as a guarantee.12. A sum paid as a guarantee of a person’s appearance at court for trial; bail: set bond at $100,000; released the prisoner on a $10,000 bond.13. The condition of being held under the guarantee of a customs bond: imported merchandise stored in bond.14. An insurance contract that indemnifies an employer for loss resulting from a fraudulent or dishonest act by an employee; a fidelity bond.15. Bond paper.v. bond·ed, bond·ing, bonds v.tr.1. To join securely, as with glue or cement.2. To join (two or more individuals) in a relationship, as by shared belief or experience: An interest in banking reform bonded the two political opponents.3. a. To finance by issuing bonds: Two projects have already been bonded.b. To raise by issuing bonds: The city bonded $900,000 for the new park.4. To gain the release of (someone who has been arrested) by providing a bail bond: bonded his cousin out of jail.5. To issue a surety bond or a fidelity bond for.6. To lay (bricks or stones) in an overlapping or alternating pattern.v.intr.1. To cohere with a bond.2. To form a close personal relationship.3. To secure release from prison by providing a bail bond: The accused bonded out of jail.[Middle English, variant of band, from Old Norse; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]bond?a·bil?i·ty n.bond?a·ble adj.bond?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bond (b?nd) n1. something that binds, fastens, or holds together, such as a chain or rope2. (often plural) something that brings or holds people together; tie: a bond of friendship. 3. (plural) something that restrains or imprisons; captivity or imprisonment4. something that governs behaviour; obligation; duty5. a written or spoken agreement, esp a promise: marriage bond. 6. adhesive quality or strength7. (Banking & Finance) finance a certificate of debt issued in order to raise funds. It carries a fixed rate of interest and is repayable with or without security at a specified future date8. (Law) law a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract9. (Insurance) insurance US and Canadian a policy guaranteeing payment of a stated sum to an employer in compensation for financial losses incurred through illegal or unauthorized acts of an employee10. (Building) any of various arrangements of bricks or stones in a wall in which they overlap so as to provide strength11. (Chemistry) See chemical bond12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) See bond paper13. (Commerce) in bond commerce deposited in a bonded warehousevb (mainly tr) 14. (also intr) to hold or be held together, as by a rope or an adhesive; bind; connect15. (Aeronautics) aeronautics to join (metallic parts of an aircraft) together such that they are electrically interconnected16. (Commerce) to put or hold (goods) in bond17. (Law) law to place under bond18. (Banking & Finance) finance to issue bonds on; mortgage19. (Building) to arrange (bricks, etc) in a bond[C13: from Old Norse band; see band2]Bond (b?nd) n (Biography) Edward. born 1934, British dramatist: his plays, including Saved (1965), Lear (1971), Restoration (1981), and In the Company of Men (1990), are noted for their violent imagery and socialist commitmentCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bond1 (b?nd) n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament. 3. something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior: the bond of matrimony. 4. something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant. 5. binding security; firm assurance: My word is my bond. 6. a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day. 7. any written obligation under seal. 8. the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn: goods in bond. 9. a 100-proof whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling. 10. a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usu. bearing a fixed rate of interest. 11. a. a surety agreement. b. the money deposited under such an agreement. 12. a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder. 13. adhesion between two substances or objects. 14. the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure: covalent bond. 15. bond paper. 16. a patterned arrangement of overlapping bricks, stones, etc., in a construction, intended esp. to provide strength. 17. Obs. bondsman 1. v.t. 18. to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond. 19. to connect or bind. 20. to join (two materials). 21. to overlap (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction. 22. to restore the discolored or damaged surface of (a tooth) by coating it with a durable material that adheres to the existing enamel. v.i. 23. to hold together or cohere, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass. 24. to establish a bond as between a parent and offspring. [1175?1225; Middle English (n.); variant of band3] bond?a?ble, adj. bond`a?bil?i?ty, n. bond?er, n. bond?less, adj. bond2 (b?nd) Obs. n. 1. a serf or slave. adj. 2. in serfdom or slavery. [before 1050; Middle English bonde, Old English bonda