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
possessing or existing in bodily form
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
an electrical force linking atoms
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 connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
stick to firmly
a connection that fastens things together
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
