What is Bond? — Meaning, Definition & Example
Definition
A bond is a fixed-income debt instrument where the issuer (government or corporation) borrows money from investors and pays regular interest (coupon) and returns the principal at maturity. Government bonds (G-Secs) are safest, while corporate bonds carry credit risk.
A 10-year Government of India bond with 7% coupon paying ₹3,500 semi-annually on a ₹1 lakh investment, with full principal returned at maturity.
🇮🇳 Bond in Hindi / हिंदी में
बॉन्ड — बॉन्ड एक फिक्स्ड इनकम डेट इंस्ट्रूमेंट है जिसमें जारीकर्ता निवेशकों से पैसा उधार लेता है और नियमित ब्याज (कूपन) देता है तथा मैच्योरिटी पर मूलधन लौटाता है।
Bond (Hinglish) — Bond ek fixed-income debt instrument hai jisme issuer (government ya company) investors se paisa udhar leti hai, regular interest (coupon) deti hai aur maturity pe principal wapas karti hai.