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| junk bond |
a low-rated, high-yield corporate bond, often issued to finance the takeover of a company. |
| link |
any bond or connection. [1/7 definitions] |
| mature |
to be due for payment, as a note or bond. [1/9 definitions] |
| maturity |
the point at which a bond, note, or other security reaches full face value or becomes due. [1/3 definitions] |
| monounsaturated |
having one double bond, used esp. in reference to fats and fatty acids. |
| post-obit |
a bond given by a person that is payable after the death of another person from whom the first person expects to inherit; post-obit bond. [1/2 definitions] |
| recap1 |
to bond new tread onto (an old tire); retread. [1/2 definitions] |
| refractory |
difficult to melt, bond, or shape, as heat-resistant metal. [1/4 definitions] |
| sister |
something considered feminine and connected as if by a family bond to another, such as a ship or one of the mythical Fates. [1/4 definitions] |
| stick to |
to adhere or bond to. [1/5 definitions] |
| tie |
to form a connection or bond. [2/15 definitions] |
| tranche |
one of several portions of a bond or other financial product that has been separated out by risk, maturity, or other factors so as to suit the needs of different investors who could not invest in the whole. [1/2 definitions] |
| unsaturated |
of an organic compound, containing at least one double or triple bond, and therefore able to acquire additional atoms or groups by direct combination. [1/2 definitions] |
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