Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Covered or guaranteed by a surety bond or a fidelity bond.
  • adjective Of or relating to the storage of goods under a customs bond.
  • adjective Raised by issuing bonds.
  • adjective Owed by bond.
  • adjective Obligated by a debt to serve without wages.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Secured by bonds, as duties.
  • Put or placed in bond: as, bonded goods.
  • Encumbered; mortgaged: as, heavily bonded property.
  • Secured by or consisting of bonds: as, bonded debt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.
  • adjective goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods, for the duties on which bonds are given at the customhouse.
  • adjective a warehouse in which goods on which the duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint custody of the importer, or his agent, and the customs officers.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of bond.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word bonded.

Examples

  • Kaufman changed the bank into which he deposited his business receipts at least four times, and he tried to get the IRS to give him money by submitting what he called "bonded promissory notes," she said.

    PhillyDeals 2011

  • And, contrary to Mandy's assertion that the commission's agriculture officials are working closely with New Zealand, this action was not only unilateral but precipitate, catching the New Zealanders totally by surprise, with 14,000 tons of butter on the high seas or in bonded store, awaiting permission to enter the EU.

    Butter wars Richard 2006

  • He usually marries or gets into long-term bonded relationships “like marriage,” but he usually takes a long time making the commitment.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • Mr. Westgate focused on so-called bonded warehouses, storage facilities where trading houses park their goods before paying duties and officially moving them in or out of the country.

    Warning Signs for Copper Market Carolyn Cui 2011

  • And it leaves them feeling bonded, which is why it is really, the defense we are looking at is called trauma bonding.

    CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008 2008

  • Intelligence again bloomed in those hideous eyes as it realized it was not dealing with an ordinary mortal but with a demigod, for with that sword bonded to my flesh I knew that I was nothing less.

    The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

  • It was a yale type key, but with a small black tag bonded on instead of the usual round metal thumb plate.

    Slay Ride Francis, Dick, 1920- 1974

  • Glencore, the world's largest commodities trader, said that so-called bonded warehouses stockpiles had seen a "significant drawdown".

    unknown title 2011

  • Though both child labor and so-called bonded work are illegal in Afghanistan, children as young as five churn out hundreds of bricks a week for a few dollars to pay off family debts which swell the longer they work there.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • That system, known as bonded labor, is likened by human rights activists to slavery.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.