government bond

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Noun

government bond - a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment worldsavings bond - non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is madeTreasury obligations, Treasury - negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on timebond certificate, 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 principal

Government bond

See: Government securities

Government Bond

Any bond issued by an agency of the United States government. Government bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the government and are considered risk-free. Most are negotiable, with prominent examples being Treasury securities or Ginnie Mae bonds. U.S. savings bonds, however, are not negotiable.

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The term government bond is used to describe the debt securities issued by the federal government, such as US Treasury bills, notes, and bonds. They're also known as government obligations.

You can buy and sell these issues directly using a Treasury Direct account or through a broker.

Treasurys are backed by the full faith and credit of the US government, and the interest they pay is exempt from state and local, though not federal, income taxes. The cash raised by the sale of Treasurys is used to finance a variety of government activities.

Debt instruments issued by government agencies are also described as government bonds, or government securities, though they are not backed by the government's ability to collect taxes to pay them off.

For example, bonds issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are government bonds.

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see GILT EDGED SECURITY, BOND.

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noun a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury

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