All 8 Uses of

bond
in
The Fountainhead

This was it, thought Keating, this was the bond between them, and the bond was fear, and more, much more than that, but fear was the only recognizable name to give it.
Chpt 2.3 *

bond = connection

This was it, thought Keating, this was the bond between them, and the bond was fear, and more, much more than that, but fear was the only recognizable name to give it.
Chpt 2.3

She listened emptily to empty words uttered as if the speaker would be insulted by any sign of enthusiastic interest from his listener, as if only boredom were the only bond possible between people, the only preservative of their precarious dignity.
Chpt 2.8

They drove silently, but there was no bond in their silence now; they were not walking together toward disaster; the disaster had come; their courage did not matter any longer.
Chpt 2.14

He had been released on a bond furnished by Gail Wynand, and he awaited trial.
Chpt 4.13 *

bond = refundable money paid to a court for release from jail prior to trial

It will be contempt, but it will come from her and it will be a bond.
Chpt 4.17

bond = connection

Roark knew that the last act of kindness he could offer was to claim no bond.
Chpt 4.19

Definitions:

(1) (bond as in: a close bond)
a close connection; or to form such a connection; or something that holds things together (creates a connection)
(2) (bond as in: the bond market)
a certificate issued by a government or corporation that promises to pay a debt with interest in return for a loan
(3) (bond as in: released on a $10,000 bond)
an amount of money a court orders a defendant to pay to be released from jail prior to a trial (The money is returned after trial, but is collected to help assure the defendant will appear at trial.)
(4) (bonded as in: all our employees are bonded)
insured to cover any loss resulting from dishonesty
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Less commonly, bond can refer to:
- a formal or sincere agreement
- a duty
- a specific way that atoms are held together
- a type of paper
- a specific way of laying bricks
- something used to tie things together or prevent free movement