(chemistry) A covalent atomic bond that is rotationally symmetric about its axis.

(law) A negotiable loan instrument payable to its holder (bearer) by the issuer according to preset conditions. The owner must safeguard bearer bonds to prevent loss; interest is usually paid by coupon redemptions.

(law) The offering of bonds for sale to investors.

(law) A bond issued by one party, the surety, guaranteeing that he will perform certain acts promised by another or pay a stipulated sum, up to the bond limit, in lieu of performance, should the principle fail to perform.

(law) Bonds issued in a series by a public entity that are payable at different times.

(law) A bond that is recorded on the books of the issuer by the trustee, with interest paid by mail to the holder of record.

A financial market where participants buy and sell debt securities, usually in the form of bonds.

(finance) A bond with no maturity date, paying coupons forever.

(chemistry) A type of covalent bond where the two electrons being shared originate from the same atom; a dative bond.

(chemistry) A covalent bond in which one electron pair is shared between two atoms.