minibond

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minibond

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From mini- + bond. The sense "credit-linked note" derives from the brand name Minibond, under which these were marketed by Lehman Brothers prior to the fall of 2008.

noun minibonds

A credit-linked note. The Hong Kong Association of Banks confirmed that the association has stopped buying back Lehman Brothers' minibonds as the legal risk keeps increasing.
A relatively small bond issue. Failing that, consideration would have to be given this fall to a minibond to address short term needs.

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@misc{minibond_2026,
  title = {minibond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minibond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}