Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

government bond

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-men-t bond
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

Inflected Forms

government bonds (plural)

Phrases

bond paper

Frequently Paired Words

bond paper state bond

Synonyms

sovereign bond

Questions

What does government bond mean?
A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

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