bondholder

noun

bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce bondholder (audio)
: one that holds a government or corporation bond

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If a project fails, the bondholders are simply out of luck. Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025 The Fed's benchmark interest rate helps set the level of mortgage rates, which closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025 Another risk to consider is that investors holding preferred stock have lower seniority than bondholders in a company’s capital structure. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 The military budget and federal interest payments to bondholders also continue to grow. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bondholder

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bondholder was in 1823

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“Bondholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bondholder. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

bondholder

noun
bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce bondholder (audio)
: the owner of a government or corporation bond

Legal Definition

bondholder

noun
bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce bondholder (audio)
: a person or business entity that holds a government or corporation bond compare stockholder

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