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 

variants often Bund

: 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 Bundist

Examples of bund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Germany has its bunds, France has its OATs (obligations assimilables du Trésor) and Japan’s government bonds are known in English as simply JGBs. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Yields around the globe also rose Tuesday, with Germany's benchmark 10-year bund yield hitting a 15-year high, while Japan's 10-year bond yield also topped the 30-year high seen earlier this year. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Yields on 10-year bunds and gilts tumbled to a three-week low after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week truce, which includes Tehran allowing ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. — James Hirai, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026

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