bund

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbənd 

1

: an embankment used especially in India to control the flow of water

2

: an embanked thoroughfare along a river or the sea especially in the Far East

bund

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈbu̇nd  ˈbənd  ˈbu̇nt 

often capitalized

: a political association: such as

a

: a Jewish socialist organization founded in czarist Russia in 1897

b

: a pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930s

bundist

ˈbu̇n-dist 

ˈbən-

noun often capitalized

Examples of bund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Even German bunds, which earlier this year had benefited from safe-haven demand, were swept up in the sell-off, with the 30-year yield hitting a 14-year high. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025

Since Macron called the election, yields on French 30-year bonds have surged by nearly half a percentage point while the equivalent rate on German bunds is little changed. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025

German bunds yield a full point less than Treasuries. —Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hindi baṅd & Urdu band, from Persian

Noun (2)

Yiddish bund & German Bund, from Middle High German bunt; akin to Old English byndel

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bund

• and
• fund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund