bund

¹ American  

[buhnd] / bʌnd /

noun

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

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Bund ² American  

[boond, buhnd, boont] / bʊnd, bʌnd, bʊnt /

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.

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Bund ¹ British  

/ 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

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bund ² British  

/ bʌnd /

noun

1. an embankment; dyke

2. an embanked road or quay

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Other Word Forms

• Bundist noun

Etymology

Origin of bund¹

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

Origin of Bund²

< German: association, league

Example Sentences

The 10-year Bund yield rises 1.7 basis points to 2.707%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal

—The German 10-year Bund yield climbed by one basis point to 2.69% from 2.685%, while yields on U.K. government bonds are steady at 4.453%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 10-year Bund yield fell 0.8 basis points to 2.667%, while the 10-year French OAT yield was 0.5 basis points lower at 3.394%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 10-year Bund yield falls 0.8 basis points to 2.667%, while the 10-year French OAT yield is 0.5 basis points lower at 3.394%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal

BayernLB forecasts the 10-year Bund yield to rise to 3.2% by the end of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal