noun
plural bonds
[count] :something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them
[count] finance :an official document in which a government or company promises to pay back an amount of money that it has borrowed and to pay interest for the borrowed money
[count] formal :a chain or rope that is used to prevent someone from moving or acting freely - usually plural
[count] :the condition of being held together or joined
[count] chemistry :a force that holds together the atoms in a molecule
[count] formal :a promise or agreement to do something
[noncount] chiefly US law :the amount of money that someone promises to pay if a prisoner who is allowed to leave jail does not return later for a trial or to prison :an agreement to pay bail
[noncount] :bond paper
verb
bonds; bonded; bonding
[+ obj] :to join (things) together
[no obj] :to join to something else
[no obj] :to form a close relationship with someone - often + with