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.

---

treasury bond British  

noun

1. a long-term interest-bearing bond issued by the US Treasury

---

Etymology

Origin of Treasury bond

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Short-term Treasury bond yields resumed their steady climb higher as new economic data further diminished expectations of aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, the apparent detente has investors in a buoyant mood again on Thursday, with stocks higher, Treasury bond yields lower and risk-off assets such as gold in retreat.

From Barron's

Still, the apparent detente has investors in a buoyant mood again on Thursday, with stocks higher, Treasury bond yields lower and risk-off assets such as gold in retreat.

From Barron's

Treasury bonds, have narrowed to their smallest percentage since the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury bond yields, which typically raises borrowing costs for other governments.

From The Wall Street Journal