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• bund
  bund

  noun

  an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
• Bund
  Bund

  noun

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

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

• Bunds,
  plural
• Bünde
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• Bundist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Bunds
  plural
• Bünde
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bund¹

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

Origin of Bund²

< German: association, league

Example Sentences

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bund Bund Bunds

The 10-year German bund, at about 3.26%, has returned to its level of 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Germany’s 10-year bund yield, a proxy for risk-free rates in the eurozone, was just shy of 3%, the highest since 2007.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Fairhurst suggest this earth bund would need a fence on top to stop people getting in to the rock trap area.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

Ten-year German bund yields also fell on Thursday, though only by 4.6 bps to 2.71%.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023

Ralph edged forward, feeling his way over the uneven surface as though he were bund.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

The 10-year Bund yield rose after flash estimate purchasing managers data came in stronger than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Treasury yield closed at 4.949%, while the 10-year German Bund yield ended at 3.455%, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The 10-year German Bund yield fell 6 basis points to 3.471%, having hit 3.572% last week, its highest since 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The 10-year Bund yield rose 1.3 basis points to 3.516%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Someday I’d like to walk a dog down the whole length of the Bund.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

Germany will auction September 2028-dated Schatz on Tuesday, and May 2047- and August 2056-dated Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Jefferies’ positioning indicators suggest “close to stretched” short positions in long-dated Bunds and U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Find insight on Malaysia, German Bunds and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Belgium will hold a bond auction Monday, the Netherlands on Tuesday, while Germany will sell August 2036 Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Germany will auction May 2041 green Bunds on Tuesday and it will launch new, August 2036-dated Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026