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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

See Examples For:

bund Bund Bunds

That may already be spurring upward pressure on Treasury, gilt and bund yields, and if JGB yields keep climbing, global yields could be pushed higher still, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Last week’s BGS issue highlighted the growing emergence of new safe-haven assets, such as the Singaporean dollar, Swiss Franc, the German 10-year bund, and of course, gold.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 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

Germany's 10-year bund , the benchmark for the Europe, was fractionally higher on the day at 2.57% having touched 3% last month.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

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

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

They expect the 10-year Bund yields to peak around 3.85% in the first quarter of 2027, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The 10-year Bund yield closed at 3.478% on Thursday, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The 10-year German Bund yield rose to a new 15-year high of 3.515% before reversing to 3.502%, while the 10-year U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Eurozone government bond yields opened higher, taking the 10-year German Bund yield to a new 15-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

When we came to the edge of the Bund, I squatted down so we would be on the same eye level.

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

The selloff in global government bonds accelerated in European midday trade, pushing yields on 10-year German Bunds and U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It considers the outright levels for yields and rates as looking attractive, expecting the 3% level for 10-year Bunds to hold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Germany will launch a new September 2028-dated Schatz at auction on Tuesday, while on Wednesday it will reopen 2052-, 2054- and 2056-dated Bunds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Germany will auction June 2028 Schatz on Tuesday, as well as January 2037 and May 2047-dated Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026