revenue bond

noun

: a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (such as a toll road) and payable out of revenue derived from such property

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revenue bond was in 1856

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“Revenue bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20bond. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

revenue bond

see bond sense 2

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