All 3 Uses
bond
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
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- He had gone over to Klein's, looking up some cotton broker whom he wished to see in regard to securities, exchanges, stocks, bonds, or something of the sort, Madame Ratignolle did not remember what.†
Chpt 14
- A few families, united to him by bonds of friendship, he still attended when they required the services of a physician.†
Chpt 22 *
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Who can tell what metals the gods use in forging the subtle bond which we call sympathy, which we might as well call love.†
Chpt 7 *
Definitions:
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(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)
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(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
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(3)
(bond as in: released on a $10,000 bond) an amount of money a court orders a defendant to pay for release from jail prior to trial, collected to assure the defendant will appear (and often returned after trial)
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(bonded as in: all our employees are bonded) insured to cover any loss resulting from dishonesty
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(5)
(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