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• Treasury bond
  Treasury bond

  noun

  any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
• treasury bond
  treasury bond

  noun

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

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.

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treasury bond British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Treasury bond

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Treasury bond rose around 0.12 percentage point to 5.127%, its highest closing level since 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Treasury bond market is getting increasingly worried about inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That likely elongates efforts to end the conflict, adding to both upward pressure on crude prices and Treasury bond yields—both of which are likely to prevent stocks from escaping their current downturn.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The moves were paired with a sharp pullback in oil prices and an easing in Treasury bond yields.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Treasury bond; hardly anyone could understand a subprime mortgage–backed CDO.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis