revenue bond

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noun

a bond issued, as by a municipal utility, to finance a specific project, the income from which will be used for repaying the bond.

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Origin of revenue bond

First recorded in 1855–60

They note that the city and supporters believe bond payments should be covered by the hotel-tax increase and that revenue bonds like those they called for the city to pursue usually do not require a two-thirds vote.
There’s Yet Another Wrench in the Effort to Declare Measure C Passed|Lisa Halverstadt|April 29, 2021|Voice of San Diego
They issue general obligation bonds, which can be repaid from taxes, and revenue bonds, which are pegged to specific projects that generate income like bridge tolls.
America's Cities Are in Crisis. They Should be Allowed to Raise Debt to Save Themselves|Zachary Karabell|February 11, 2021|Time
But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Failure to bond to their parents was the prominent reason children were being given away.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With no record and no warrants, he was given a four-figure bond by a judge the next morning.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marriage is a bond and a commitment—marrying yourself is ridiculous because you are already married to yourself.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have written to her, and to Mrs. Coningsby; and she is perfectly free: every bond is relinquished, but that of the heart.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The bond of marriage seemed an accursed thing, the mere slavery of women.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Out of a dark porch, ten paces along Bond Street, appeared a burly figure to fall into step a few yards behind Gray.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
A lingering hope was dispelled when, looking right and left along Bond Street, he failed to perceive the missing pair.
Dope|Sax Rohmer