revenue bond
noun
: a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (such as a toll road) and payable out of revenue derived from such property
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The board was to vote on whether to approve the project and issue tax-exempt revenue bonds to fund it.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Independence would issue up to $150 billion in industrial revenue bonds for the data center’s construction and equipment — which Nebius would be on the hook for paying back — that would then qualify the project for abatements on both real property and personal property taxes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The center was built with a combination of donations, grants, federal funds and long-term revenue bonds held by the Treasury Department.
—E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
The state would also offset the costs using revenue bonds.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Independence would issue up to $150 billion in industrial revenue bonds for the data center’s construction and equipment — which Nebius would be on the hook for paying back — that would then qualify the project for abatements on both real property and personal property taxes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The center was built with a combination of donations, grants, federal funds and long-term revenue bonds held by the Treasury Department.
—E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
The state would also offset the costs using revenue bonds.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revenue bond
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“Revenue bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20bond. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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