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savings bond
noun
: a nontransferable registered U.S. bond issued in denominations of $50 to $10,000
Examples of savings bond in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Some people might send savings bonds to celebrate your baby's birth.
—Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
When navigating your tax return, don’t forget about income such as interest from your bank, brokerage account or savings bonds in some cases, as well as dividends and capital gains.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The Bulletin reported that Bertucci won a $1,000 savings bond from Bonnie Plant, a greenhouse facility that provides gardeners with fresh fruits, vegetables and succulents.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Every three years the Fed, with the help of NORC at the University of Chicago, asks at least 4,500 Americans an astonishingly exhaustive, almost two-hour battery of questions on income and assets, from savings bonds to gambling winnings to mineral rights.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
If Minneapolis receives your order from the IRS on March 18, the issue date of your savings bonds will be March 1.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
In 2006, the county briefly started an employee savings bond program that erroneously overpaid more than two dozen employees.
—Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
Additionally, the interest that your savings bonds earns is subject to federal income tax, but not state or local income tax.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
The debt ceiling, also called the debt limit, is a cap on the total amount of money that the federal government is authorized to borrow via U.S. Treasury securities, such as bills and savings bonds, to fulfill its financial obligations.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near savings bond
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“Savings bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savings%20bond. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
savings bond
noun
: a registered U.S. bond that comes in values of $50 to $10,000
Legal Definition
savings bond
see bond sense 2
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