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Bond vs Joint - What's the difference?

bond | joint |

In lang=en terms the difference between bond and joint

is that bond is 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 while joint is a marijuana cigarette.

In transitive terms the difference between bond and joint

is that bond is to put in a bonded warehouse while joint is to separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

As a proper noun Bond

is {{surname}.

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

    joint

    English

    (wikipedia joint)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
  • The play was a joint production between the two companies.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A joint burden laid upon us all.

    Derived terms

    * joint effort * joint venture * joint-stock company * joint will

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
  • This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
  • The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
  • The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
  • (anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
  • The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
  • The dovetail joint , while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
  • A cut of meat.
  • Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
  • The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
  • a joint''' of cane or of a grass stem; a '''joint of the leg
  • (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
  • A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.
  • It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
  • (slang) (always with "the" ) prison
  • I'm just trying to stay out of the joint .
  • (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
  • After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint .

    Synonyms

    * hinge, pivot * (marijuana cigarette) See also

    Derived terms

    * case the joint * dovetail joint * flexible joint * miter joint * jointed * out of joint * rigid joint * universal joint * control joint * butt joint

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
  • to joint' boards, a ' jointing plane
  • * (rfdate), (Alexander Pope)
  • Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.
  • * '>citation
  • To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
  • * (rfdate), (William Shakespeare)
  • Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.
  • To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
  • * (rfdate) (Ray)
  • The fingers are jointed together for motion.
  • To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
  • * (rfdate) (Dryden)
  • He joints the neck.
  • * (rfdate) (Holland)
  • Quartering, jointing , seething, and roasting.
  • To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
  • the stones joint , neatly.

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