bond Význam & definícia

Význam bond v slovenčine

• 0 a close connection joining two or more people:

  • the bond(s) of friendship/love

  • There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.

  • In societies with strong family bonds (= relationships), people tend to live longer.

• 1 an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest rate:

  • I invested some money in savings bonds.

• 2 a written agreement or promise:

  • They have entered into a solemn bond.

  • The judge ordered that he post a $10,000 bond pending his appeal of the verdict.

• 3 a place where single parts of something are joined together, especially with glue, or the type of join made:

  • When the glue has set, the bond formed is watertight.

  • a strong/weak/permanent bond

• 4 the force holding atoms together in a molecule:

  • Carbon atoms can form bonds not only with themselves but with the atoms of oxygen and nitrogen.

• 5 the ropes or chains that hold prisoners and prevent them moving around or escaping:

  • Loose his bonds and set him free.

• 6 to stick materials together, especially using glue, or to be stuck together like this:

  • This new adhesive can bond metal to glass.

• 7 to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this:

  • The aim was to bond the group into a closely knit team.

  • The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time in which to bond with their babies.

• 8 to hold atoms together in a molecule by a chemical bond, or to be held together like this:

  • Molecules of these compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically bonded together.

  • One Br atom bonds to each carbon atom.

• 9 a close and lasting relationship between people:

  • The bond between parents and children is usually very strong.

• 10 an official document that states you will be paid a certain amount of money because you have lent money to a government or company:

  • The county issued $4 million in bonds for road construction.

• 11 to stick materials together, usually using glue:

  • [ I ] The pieces will bond in less than a minute.

• 12 to develop a close and lasting relationship:

  • The puppy and his master bonded quickly.

• 13 an amount of money that an organization or government borrows and promises to pay back on an agreed date with an agreed amount of interest, or the document that contains this agreement:

  • a 10-year/20-year, etc. bond The first new bond is a 10-year bond, paying a 6.5% interest rate and repayable on Oct. 25, 2021.

  • buy/invest in/sell/trade bonds We have kept sufficient money in a building society account so we will not be forced to sell our bonds.

  • Legislation was introduced to allow indigenous peoples to issue bonds to finance economic-development projects.

  • Some investors cannot hold bonds that carry a rating worse than A.

• 14 a type of insurance that protects government organizations, companies, etc. from losing money:

  • Contractors registered with the state are required to have liability insurance and a bond.

• 15 a document in which a person or company agrees to pay a particular amount of money if they do not do something that they promised to do:

  • To safeguard the environment, mine operators must post a bond to pay for possible cleanups.

• 16 used to describe goods that have been imported and are being kept in a bonded warehouse until tax has been paid:

  • They will be required to pay the duties upon their goods in bond.