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bond

bond

noun bond Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: English loanword, from Old English band 'binding'.

Also means

government bond, debenture

Usage Note

Bond is an invariable English loanword fully adopted into Italian financial language. The plural is i bond (unchanged). It refers specifically to debt securities: bond governativi ('government bonds'), bond societari ('corporate bonds'). In everyday speech Italians may also use obbligazione as a native synonym, but bond is standard in financial journalism.

Examples

"Il governo ha emesso nuovi bond a lungo termine."

Natural Translation

The government issued new long-term bonds.

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