bonded

[ bon-did ]

adjective

1. secured by or consisting of bonds: bond:

   bonded debt.

2. placed in bond:

   bonded goods.

3. Textiles. made of two layers of the same fabric or of a fabric and a lining material attached to each other by a chemical process or adhesive:

   bonded wool.

bonded

/ ˈbɒndɪd /

adjective

1. finance consisting of, secured by, or operating under a bond or bonds
2. commerce deposited in a bonded warehouse; placed or stored in bond

Other Words From

• un·bonded adjective
• well-bonded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonded¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; bond ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The pair bonded over their interest in mind-altering substances and married two years later.

From The Daily Beast

[The Department of Social Services] is saying that she bonded with the foster mom.

From The Daily Beast

During the Cold War, anti-communism was the glue that bonded the American conservative movement together.

From The Daily Beast

The two quickly bonded over their shared love of film scores and ambitions of composing their own.

From The Daily Beast

The chemistry that was there in the first one was the reason we all bonded and stayed friends.

From The Daily Beast

The duty on this would amount to about 150, and this has to be paid before the tobacco is removed from the bonded warehouse.

From Project Gutenberg

The town-walls are built of flint and concrete bonded with ironstone, and are backed with earth.

From Project Gutenberg

He would give me such words as "combustion," "garbage disposal," "bonded indebtedness" and so on.

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And these foreign doctors handling cocaine are heavily bonded.

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This town has never been bonded; we're free from debt and a good balance on hand for improvements.

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Related Words

• confined