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  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

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The 30-year Treasury bond still matters, as it can be a measure of trust in the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

Treasury bond settled Friday at 5.207%, down from 5.266% last Wednesday morning just before the Treasury Department’s announcement, according to Tradeweb.

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

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The US Federal Reserve has aggressively increased rates since 2022 pushing treasury bond yields higher.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

The finance ministry, which has already exceeded it fourth-quarter borrowing plan, intends to hold another three OFZ treasury bond auctions later on Wednesday.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2022

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

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