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Bond - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  obligation (n.f.)     ES  obligaciĆ³n (n.f.)     DE  Anleihe (n.f.) , Obligation (n.f.) , Schuldverschreibung (n.f.) 

  Concise definition of the term bond

Debt security issued by a public or private entity. The majority of bonds are negotiable and can be bought or sold on a secondary market anytime between their issuance and maturity. They provide their bearers with interest, either periodically (coupon bonds) or at maturity (zero-coupon bonds).

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