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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bund

2

/ bʌnd /

noun

  1. an embankment; dyke

  2. an embanked road or quay

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Bundist noun
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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
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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
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Example Sentences

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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.

The 10-year Bund yield is up 0.9 basis points at 2.567%, according to LSEG.

Treasury, German Bund and Japanese government bond yields are expected to rise, Goldman Sachs analysts say in a note.

Treasury yield at 4.5% in 2035 versus 4.029% currently; the 10-year German Bund yield at 2.75% versus 2.569% currently and the 10-year Japanese government bond yield at 2.0% versus 1.652% currently.

The key French OAT-German Bund yield spread narrowed and was last at 78.50 basis points, below the key 80 level.

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