bund

¹

[buhnd]

noun

1. an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.

Bund

²

[boond, buhnd, boont]

noun

plural

Bunds ,

plural

Bünde .

1. a short form of “German-American Volksbund,” a pro-Nazi organization in the U.S. during the 1930s and 1940s.

2. (often lowercase),  an alliance or league, especially a political society.

Bund

¹

/ bʊnd, bʊnt /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a federation or league

2. short for German American Bund , an organization of US Nazis and Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s and 1940s

3. an organization of socialist Jewish workers in Russia founded in 1897

4. the confederation of N German states, which existed from 1867–71

bund

²

/ bʌnd /

noun

1. an embankment; dyke

2. an embanked road or quay

Other Word Forms

• Bundist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bund¹

1805–15; < Hindi band < Persian: dam, levee; akin to bind, bond ¹

Origin of Bund²

< German: association, league

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bund¹

C19: German; related to _band ², _bind

Origin of Bund²

C19: from Hindi band , from Persian; related to Sanskrit bandha _band ¹

Example Sentences

The 10-Year German Bund yield declined 0.3 basis points to 2.552%, the 10-Year French OAT yield was up 0.4 basis points at 3.350%, the 10-year Italian BTP yield edged 0.4 basis points higher to 3.349% and the 10-year Spanish bond yield was up 0.3 basis points at 3.087%, according to Tradeweb.

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The 10-Year German Bund yield declines 0.3 basis points to 2.552%, the 10-Year French OAT yield is up 0.4 basis points at 3.350%, the 10-year Italian BTP yield edges 0.4 basis points higher to 3.349% and the 10-year Spanish bond yield is up 0.3 basis points at 3.087%, according to Tradeweb.

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The 10-year Bund yield fell nearly two basis points to 2.565%, while the 10-year French OAT yield was down 1.5 basis points at 3.350%, according to Tradeweb.

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The 10-year OAT yield rose 1.5 basis points to 3.376%, while the 10-year Bund yield was up 1.3bps at 2.592%, according to Tradeweb.

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The 10-year German Bund yield fell 5 basis points to 2.526%, while the 10-year OAT yield was down 3.2 bps at 3.311% The spread between French government bonds, or OAT, and German bonds, or Bunds, tightened further after French premier Sebastien Lecornu survived a confidence vote in the legislature Thursday, injecting some calm into the country’s turbulent politics.

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