What is "bonds"

Debenture \De*ben"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. debentur they are due, fr. debere to owe; cf. F. debentur. So called because these receipts began with the words Debentur mihi.]

1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum thus due.

2. A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation.
   --Burrill.

   Note: It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal and other bonds and securities for money loaned.

3. Any of various instruments issued, esp. by corporations, as evidences of debt. Such instruments (often called

   debenture bonds) are generally, through not necessarily, under seal, and are usually secured by a mortgage or other charge upon property; they may be registered or unregistered. A debenture secured by a mortgage on specific property is called a

   mortgage debenture; one secured by a floating charge (which see), a

   floating debenture; one not secured by any charge

   a naked debenture. In general the term debenture in British usage designates any security issued by companies other than their shares, including, therefore, what are in the United States commonly called bonds. When used in the United States debenture generally designates an instrument secured by a floating charge junior to other charges secured by fixed mortgages, or, specif., one of a series of securities secured by a group of securities held in trust for the benefit of the debenture holders.

n. 1 imprisonment, captivity 2 the condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid 3 (plural of bond English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: bond)

Bonds can refer to any of several things:

• Certificates that represent money of government or corporation has borrowed from other entities: see Bond (finance)
• Bonds (surname)
• Bonds (company) an Australian clothing company
• Bonds, Indiana, a community in the United States
• Bonds, Lancashire, an English village

Pacific Brands Underwear Group (known under core brand Bonds) is an Australian manufacturer and importer of men's, women's and children's underwear and clothing, and a subsidiary of Pacific Brands.

It is a popular mid-range brand within Australia and the United Kingdom. Its trademark Chesty Bond is recognised by many Australians as a popular national icon. Bonds will first available outside Australian and UK market in the end of 2013 at Jakarta, Indonesia.

Bonds is the number 1 underwear brand in Australia. Head office is located at 115 Cotham Rd in Kew, Melbourne.

Bonds is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Bryan Bonds (1913-1989), public servant, college administrator and fifth president of Baldwin-Wallace College
• Anita Bonds (born c. 1945), American Democratic politician
• Barry Bonds (born 1964), former Major League Baseball player
• Bill Bonds (born 1933), former television anchor and reporter
• Billy Bonds (born 1946), former British footballer and manager
• Bobby Bonds (1946–2003), Major League Baseball player, father of Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonds Jr.
• Bobby Bonds, Jr. (born 1970), former Minor League Baseball player, brother of Barry Bonds
• De'Aundre Bonds (born 1976), American actor
• Gary U.S. Bonds (born 1939), American rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll singer
• Jeanne Bonds (born 1962), first female mayor of Knightdale, North Carolina
• Jeff Bonds (born 1982), American professional basketball player for the Gießen 46ers
• John Bonds (born 1970), American football player
• Julia Bonds (1952-2011), anti-coal mining activist, director of CRMW
• Margaret Bonds (1913-1972), American composer and pianist
• Rosie Bonds (born 1944), winner of 1964 Summer Olympics 80 meter hurdle, sister of Bobby Bonds
• Roy Bonds (born 1979), American powerlifter