bond¹ /bond/

1. Something that binds
2. A link, connection, union or (chem) attraction
3. A written obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract
4. A debenture, a security issued by the government or a company when borrowing money
5. Any adhesive or cementing force or material
6. In building, the overlapping connection of one course of stones or bricks with another, as in English bond or Flemish bond
7. (in pl) imprisonment, captivity
8. The status of goods retained in a bonded warehouse or store until duties are paid or the goods are exported
9. Bond paper

1. To connect, secure or bind with a bond
2. To put in a bonded warehouse
3. To put in a condition of bond
4. To cause to adhere (to) (eg metal to glass or plastic)

1. To adhere together securely
2. To form an emotional bond

bondˈed adjective

Secured by bond

bondˈer noun

A bondstone or header

bondˈing noun

1. An act of bonding
2. The forming of a close emotional attachment, esp between a mother and her newborn child (psychology)

bonded debt noun

The debt of a corporation represented by the bonds it has issued, as contrasted with its floating debt

bonded warehouse see under n above.

bond energy noun

The energy, in joules, released on the formation of a chemical bond between atoms and absorbed on its breaking

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