Definition of "bonds" []

• Imprisonment, captivity (noun)
• The condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid (noun)
• Plural form of bond. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bond. (verb)

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• "V. iv.27 (280,3) If you will take this audit, take this life,/And cancel those cold bonds] This equivocal use of _bonds_ is another instance of our author's infelicity in pathetic speeches."
• "Instead, Mr. Weber says the ECB should stop adding to its pile of € 63 billion ($88.5 billion) in bonds from the euro zone 's weaker members, saying not only that it poses a threat of inflation, but also that it hasn' t brought long-term interest rates down in the problem countries anyway."
• "The amount of money the world has invested in bonds is far greater than is invested in common stocks."