Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bond certificate | Yes | No | No | No |
corporate bond | Yes | No | No | No |
bond certificate (noun) | corporate bond (noun) |
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a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal | a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders |