Bondholder: meaning, definitions and examples

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bondholder

[ ˈbɒndˌhəʊldə ]

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finance

A bondholder is an individual or institution that owns a bond issued by a borrower, typically a corporation or government. Bondholders are creditors of the issuer and are entitled to receive periodic interest payments and repayment of the bond's principal at maturity.

Synonyms

creditor, debtholder, investor

Examples of usage

The bondholder received a coupon payment for the bond.
The bondholder will be repaid the principal amount when the bond matures.

Translations

Translations of the word "bondholder" in other languages:

🇵🇹 detentor de títulos

🇮🇳 बॉन्डधारक

🇩🇪 Anleihegläubiger

🇮🇩 pemegang obligasi

🇺🇦 власник облігацій

🇵🇱 posiadacz obligacji

🇯🇵 債券保有者

🇫🇷 détenteur d'obligations

🇪🇸 tenedor de bonos

🇹🇷 tahvil sahibi

🇰🇷 채권 보유자

🇸🇦 حامل السندات

🇨🇿 držitel dluhopisů

🇸🇰 držiteľ dlhopisov

🇨🇳 债券持有人

🇸🇮 imetnik obveznic

🇮🇸 skuldabréfaeigandi

🇰🇿 облигация ұстаушы

🇬🇪 ობლიგაციების მფლობელი

🇦🇿 bond sahibi

🇲🇽 tenedor de bonos

Word origin

The term 'bondholder' dates back to the early days of bond markets, where individuals or institutions would hold physical paper certificates to denote their ownership of a bond. Over time, bond ownership has become more digitalized and traded electronically. Bondholders play a crucial role in providing capital to companies and governments, helping them finance their operations and projects.