government bond
State-issued IOU
A government bond is a debt security issued by a national government to raise money.
The buyer lends money to the government in exchange for periodic interest payments and return of the principal at maturity.
Government bonds from stable nations are considered among the safest investments: She moved her retirement savings into government bonds.
U.S. government bonds include Treasury bills, notes, and bonds.
Certificate for reduced price
- maturityFull growth achieved
- principalChief school administrator
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- issuerOne who distributes officially
face value · par value · premium · discount · duration · indenture · prospectus · denomination
Stored organizational funds
- giltCovered with gold
- bundFlood-control embankment
- sovereignSupreme in power
- central bankNational currency management institution
monetary policy · fiscal policy · currency · inflation · credit rating · auction
Government's accumulated borrowing
- public debtState's accumulated financial obligations
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- deficitAmount still owed
- obligationRequired task or commitment
liability · repayment · principal · interest · amortization · fiscal · budgetary · expenditure
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- assetItem of value owned
- allocationDistribution of shares
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
pension · fund · savings · institutional · investor · capital · wealth · management
Cost of borrowing money
- returnGo back again
- spreadTo distribute widely
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- risk premiumExtra yield for uncertainty
inflation risk · market risk · capital gains · income · payout · curve · inverted · basis points
coupon
Certificate for reduced price
issuer · face value · par value · premium · discount · duration · indenture · prospectus · denomination · bearer
treasury
Stored organizational funds
central bank · monetary policy · fiscal policy · currency · inflation · credit rating · auction
national debt
Government's accumulated borrowing
- public debtState's accumulated financial obligations
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- deficitAmount still owed
obligation · liability · repayment · principal · interest · amortization · fiscal · budgetary · expenditure · creditor
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- assetItem of value owned
- allocationDistribution of shares
retirement · pension · fund · savings · institutional · investor · capital · wealth · management · fiduciary
interest rate
Cost of borrowing money
risk premium · inflation risk · market risk · capital gains · income · payout · curve · inverted · basis points
- bondscorporate bonds, municipal bonds, treasury bonds, savings bonds, junk bonds
- financial instrumentspromissory notes, check, cheque, checks, bank drafts
- safe investmentsCD, bonds, treasury bonds, certificate of deposit, savings account
- tax-free incometax-free income, non-taxable income, non-taxable, tax-exempt, Roth IRA
government bondstock
Goods kept for sale
equity · common stock · shares · preferred stock · equity stake
government bondspeculative investment
Money risked hoping for gain
penny stock · junk bond · cryptocurrency · derivatives · venture capital
bond, government, governor, bonding, governing, governed, governance, bondage, governess