flower bond
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.20 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Treasury bond that could be purchased at less than face value, but upon the holder's death could be redeemed for full face value for the purpose of paying federal estate taxes.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "In several cases, the Internal Revenue Service argued that the decedent on whose behalf an agent bought a flower bond was past the point of capacity at the time of the purchase, although no adjudication so established."
Usage
- American usage