debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war
Examples of 'war bond' in a sentence
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During the war, all-women military bands rallied hearts—and raised millions in war bonds.
2019, 'Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the WarDepartment and Won', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seventy-five-years-ago-militarys-only-all-black-female-band-won-victory-against-war-department-180971815/
She walked away, and took the first available offer, a vaudeville tour to sell war bonds.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The government repaid 1.9 billion still owed to more than 120,000 people who held war bonds issued in 1917.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The government was chastened by the failure and ensured that future issues of war bonds were accompanied by stirring poster campaigns and attractive interest rates.