bondholder

noun

bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər 

: one that holds a government or corporation bond

Examples of bondholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's the date on which the U.S. would not be able to pay its debt to bondholders without raising the debt ceiling. —Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 26 June 2025

While Norway also announced plans to fulfill repayments to past bondholders through IFFIm — the International Finance Facility for Immunisation, which frontloads donor pledges via capital markets — these repayments won’t deliver new vaccines or impact in the years ahead. —Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Wall Street wants to know if taxes are stable, budgets are balanced — and if the state will pay its debts to bondholders. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025

That clears out some short-term maturities and can make the process palatable to bondholders. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bondholder

• beholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• shareholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder
• stadtholder

Kids Definition

bondholder

noun

bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər 

: the owner of a government or corporation bond

Legal Definition

bondholder

noun

bond·​hold·​er ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər 

: a person or business entity that holds a government or corporation bond compare stockholder