Thesaurus results for RECOGNIZANCES

recognizances

noun

plural of recognizance

as in bails

law a legal promise made by someone before a court of law that must be kept to avoid being punished After his arraignment, the suspect was released on his own recognizance.

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Falling expectations for an interest rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting later this month may be giving CoreWeave bonds some room to breathe.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
That’s a departure from conventional state personal tax, which is levied on income such as wages and the proceeds from sales of stocks, bonds and other such financial assets.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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The stock market crashed in 1929, begetting federal securities regulations including the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission — in 1934.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The bank said the better-than-expected performance was driven by slightly higher cash and securities balances, slightly lower funding costs, and additional efficiency in the deployment of its markets balance sheet.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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