government bond

noun

A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

Similar
sovereign bond
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Meanings

noungovernment bond (plural government bonds)

plural government bonds

  1. businessA bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

    Synonyms: sovereign bond

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

Similar
sovereign bond
Also see
sovereign bond

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公債 /公债, 公債券 /公债券
  • 公債 /公债 (gōngzhài)bond issued by a national government
  • 公債券 /公债券 (gōngzhàiquàn)bond issued by a national government
  • 國債券 /国债券 (guózhàiquàn)bond issued by a national government
Dutch staatsobligatie
  • staatsobligatiebond issued by a national government
Finnish obligaatio, valtion joukkovelkakirja
  • obligaatiobond issued by a national government
  • valtion joukkovelkakirjabond issued by a national government
French emprunt d'État
  • emprunt d'Étatbond issued by a national government
German Staatsanleihe
  • Staatsanleihebond issued by a national government
Hungarian államkötvény
  • államkötvénybond issued by a national government
Indonesian obligasi pemerintah, obligasi negara
  • obligasi pemerintahbond issued by a national government
  • obligasi negarabond issued by a national government
  • surat utang negarabond issued by a national government
Irish banna stáit
  • banna stáitbond issued by a national government
Japanese 国債
  • 国債 (kokusai)bond issued by a national government
Malay bon kerajaan
  • bon kerajaanbond issued by a national government
Polish obligacja skarbowa
  • obligacja skarbowabond issued by a national government
Portuguese título público
  • título públicobond issued by a national government
Russian госуда́рственный заём
  • госуда́рственный заём (gosudárstvennyj zajóm)bond issued by a national government
Spanish bono gubernamental, bono soberano
  • bono gubernamentalbond issued by a national government
  • bono soberanobond issued by a national government
Vietnamese trái phiếu chính phủ, công trái
  • trái phiếu chính phủbond issued by a national government
  • công tráibond issued by a national government
  • công khố phiếubond issued by a national government
Cite this entry
APA

government bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/government%20bond

MLA

“government bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/government%20bond. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “government bond,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/government%20bond.

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