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Bond vs Chain - What's the difference?

bond | chain |

As nouns the difference between bond and chain

is that bond is while chain is a series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

As a verb chain is

to fasten something with a chain.

bond

English

(wikipedia bond)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A peasant; churl.
  • A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subject to the tenure called bondage.
  • In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
  • Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.
  • bond fear
    Derived terms
    * * * * * * * * * * *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) bond, variant of band, from (etyl) beand, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
  • (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=August 16, author=AP, work=The Sydney Morning Herald
  • , title= ECB in record bond buying spree , passage=News of the big bond purchases came a day before the leaders of Germany and France meet to discuss the debt crisis.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural.
  • An emotional link, connection or union.
  • * Burke
  • a people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind
  • Moral or political duty or obligation.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I love your majesty / According to my bond , nor more nor less.
  • (chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
  • A binding agreement, a covenant.
  • A bail bond.
  • Any constraining or cementing force or material.
  • (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying.
  • In Scotland, a mortgage.
  • Derived terms
    * bail bond * bond paper * bond discount * bond for deed * bond for general purposes * bond issue * bond premium * bondage * bonded debt * bondsman * bearer bond * completion bond * corporate bond * covered bond * covalent bond * English bond * Flemish bond * government bond * ionic bond * junk bond * perpetual bond * performance bond * registered bond * serial bond * surety bond * war bond * zero coupon bond

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
  • The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage.
  • To cause to adhere (one material with another).
  • The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.
  • (chemistry) To form a chemical compound with.
  • Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements.
  • To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
  • The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter.
  • To form a friendship or emotional connection.
  • The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam.
  • To put in a bonded warehouse.
  • (construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
  • (electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
  • A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
  • To bail out by means of a bail bond.
  • * 1877 , Report No. 704 of proceedings In the Senate of the United States , 44th Congress, 2nd Session, page 642:
  • In the August election of 1874 I bonded out of jail eighteen colored men that had been in there, and there has not one of them been tried yet, and they never will be.
  • * 1995 , Herman Beavers, Wrestling angels into song: the fictions of Ernest J. Gaines , page 28:
  • In jail for killing a man, Procter Lewis is placed in a cell where he is faced with a choice: he can be bonded out of jail by Roger Medlow, the owner of the plantation where he lives, or he can serve his time in the penitentiary.
  • * 2001 , Elaine J. Lawless, Women escaping violence: empowerment through narrative , page xxi:
  • And no, you cannot drive her down to the bank to see if her new AFDC card is activated and drop her kids off at school for her because she didn't think to get her car before he bonded out of jail.
    Derived terms
    * bondability * bondable

    chain

    English

    (wikipedia chain)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
  • He wore a gold chain around the neck .
  • A series of interconnected things.
  • a chain of mountains
    a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
    This led to an unfortunate chain of events .
  • A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
  • That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town .
  • (chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
  • When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen .
  • (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
  • (surveying) A long measuring tape.
  • A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres. Equal to 4 rods. Equal to 100 links.
  • (mathematics, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
  • (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
  • That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
  • the chains of habit
  • * Milton
  • Driven down / To chains of darkness and the undying worm.
  • (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
  • (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
  • (Knight)

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * Albert chain * ball and chain * bra chain * chaincase * chain drive * chain gang * chain gun * chain letter * chain lightning * chainlink * chainlink fence * chain mail, chainmail * chainman * chain of command * chain of custody * chain of events * chain of production * chain of thought * chain of title * chain pickerel * chainplate * chain pump * chain reaction * chainring * chain rule * chainsaw, chain saw * chain shot * chain-smoke * chain smoker * chainsmoking, chain-smoking * chain stitch * chain store * chain story * daisy chain, daisy-chain * food chain * green chain * Gunter's chain, Gunter's Chain * heterochain * hogchain * homochain * interchain * intrachain * keychain, key chain * Markov chain * megachain * mountain chain * off the chain * retail chain * side chain, sidechain * signifying chain * snow chain * subchain * supply chain * toolchain * waist chain

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fasten something with a chain.
  • To link multiple items together.
  • To secure someone with fetters.
  • To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
  • (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
  • (computing) To be chained to another data item.
  • To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
  • To load and automatically run (a program).
  • * 1996 , "Mr D Walsh", Running two programs from a batch file'' (on newsgroup ''comp.sys.acorn.misc )
  • How do you get one program to chain another? I want to run DrawWorks2 then !Draw but as soon as you run Drawworks2 it finishes the batch file and doesn't go on to the next instruction! Is there a way without loading one of these automatic loaders?
  • * 1998 , "Juan Flynn", BBC software transmitted on TV - how to load?'' (on newsgroup ''comp.sys.acorn.misc )
  • You can do LOAD "" or CHAIN "" to load or chain the next program if I remember correctly (it's been a loooong time since I've used a tape on an Acorn!)
  • * 2006 , "Richard Porter", SpamStamp double headers'' (on newsgroup ''comp.sys.acorn.apps )
  • Recent versions of AntiSpam no longer use the Config file but have a Settings file instead, so when I updated the Config file to chain SpamStamp it had no effect as it was a redundant file.

    References

    * * * OED 2nd edition 1989

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