bondable

bond

B0381200 (bŏnd)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.

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[Middle English, variant of band, from Old Norse; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bond′a·bil′i·ty n.bond′a·ble adj.bond′er n.

bondable

(ˈbɒndəbəl) adjable to be bonded, fastened, or secured

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bondable - capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bondbindableattachable - capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts"
	2.	bondable - capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a massadhesive - tending to adhere