bondholders
noun/ˈbɑndˌhoʊldərz/
Frequency rank: #15,967 most common English word
Meaning
People or institutions that own bonds issued by a government or corporation and are owed regular interest payments.
Example sentence
The company announced that bondholders would receive their interest payments on schedule.
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