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bond
A debt instrument issued for a period of more than one year with the purpose of raising capital by borrowing. The Federal government, states, cities, corporations, and many other types of institutions sell bonds. A bond is generally a promise to repay the principal along with interest on a specified date (maturity). see also loan, note, full coupon bond, zero-coupon bond, municipal bond, general obligation bond, income bond, discounted bond, anticipation note, approved bond, asset classes, stock, assumed bond, par, yield, yield curve, face value, baby bond, coupon bond, registered bond, blanket bond, brady bonds, callable bond, Treasury Bond, combination bond, commodity-backed bond, consolidated bond, convertible bond, corporate bond, Government Bond, secured bond, unsecured, dollar bond, domestic bond, dual currency bond, embedded option, Eurobond, gold bond, guaranteed bond, high-grade bond, investment-grade bond, index bond, interchangeable bond, junk bond, ladder strategy, staggered maturities, Long Bond, short bond, maintenance bond, moral obligation bond, mortgage bond, performance bond, credit risk, fixed income, indenture, premium bond, privileged bond, public bond, registered coupon bond, revenue bond, Savings Bond, serial bond, series bond, special-purpose bond, step-up bond, straight bond, tax-exempt bond
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