minibond

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noun

A credit-linked note.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounminibond (plural minibonds)

plural minibonds

  1. chiefly East AsiabusinessA credit-linked note.

    The Hong Kong Association of Banks confirmed that the association has stopped buying back Lehman Brothers' minibonds as the legal risk keeps increasing.

    2008 December 5, “HKAB stops minibond buybacks”, in Hong Kong Standard
  2. businessA relatively small bond issue.

    Failing that, consideration would have to be given this fall to a minibond to address short term needs.

    2000 July 7, Barry M. Siegel, “New School Board Members Upbeat”, in Port Washington News, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2009

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
credit-linked note

Origin

From mini- + bond. The sense "credit-linked note" derives from the brand name Minibond, under which these were marketed by Lehman Brothers prior to the fall of 2008.

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APA

minibond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minibond

MLA

“minibond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minibond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minibond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minibond.

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