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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But that also meant the Treasury Department needed to pay higher rates to bondholders, adding to the cost of servicing the nation's burgeoning debt. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 June 2025 The thought of foreign bondholders like Japan and China dumping Treasurys en masse and the economic chaos that would create was a bridge too far. Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025 The brand’s stabilization helped a group of bondholders, who had been deep underwater in their investments, sell billions of dollars in their X debt holdings at 97 cents on the dollar earlier this month — albeit with exceedingly high interest rates — according to several recent reports. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Republic Plaza at 370 17th St.: Brookfield Properties and MetLife Investment Management defaulted on a $134 million debt and reworked terms with bondholders in March 2023. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 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 17 Jun. 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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