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• Treasury bond
  Treasury bond

  noun

  any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
• treasury bond
  treasury bond

  noun

  a long-term interest-bearing bond issued by the US Treasury

Treasury bond

American  

Or treasury bond

noun

1. any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.

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treasury bond British  

noun

1. a long-term interest-bearing bond issued by the US Treasury

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Etymology

Origin of Treasury bond

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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On worries over higher Treasury bond yields, closely monitored as a proxy for interest rates, the official said interest costs are expected to cool as inflation eases over time.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In the weeks following the July Fed meeting, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond climbed above 5.3%—its highest level since 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Joseph Adinolfi and Joy Wiltermuth used charts to explain why the Treasury bond market has been rallying recently.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

By early this week, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond had topped 5.3%—its highest level since 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Treasury bond; hardly anyone could understand a subprime mortgage–backed CDO.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

They don't know the mechanics of how treasury bonds are bought and sold — they just know that there's a treasury bond market and they need to get some dollars from that.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025

—The bond market freakout: More worrisome to financial observers was weird, counterintuitive activity in the treasury bond market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

South Korea's three-year treasury bond futures fell after the BOK's statement on the decision.

From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2022

Just 10 years ago, the U.S. 10-year treasury bond yielded about 3 percent, Five years prior to that, it offered more than 5 percent.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2021

Now let’s say you are looking at an investment that has an expected return of 10 percent, and it is not a treasury bond.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Mar. 31, 2018