government bond
noun[C]
GOVERNMENT,FINANCEukusanamountofmoneyborrowedby agovernment, or theofficialdocumentrelatingto this:
Weinvestedtheextramoneyingovernmentbonds.
intermediate-/long-term government bondsInvestorssoldtheirstocksandchosethesafetyoflong-termgovernmentbonds.
10-/20-/30-yeargovernmentbonds
returns/yields on government bondsThepriceof fixed-rateloanshas beensteadilyrising,reflectingtherisingyieldsongovernmentbonds.