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BOND
Definition of BOND
noun
A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English bond, a variant of band, from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”)، from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Swedish band. Doublet of Bund. Related to bind.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOND in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BOND starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BOND
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