noun
- a person or organization that owns bonds issued by a government or corporation
Usage: finance
Examples
- The bondholders will receive interest payments twice a year.
- Municipal bondholders are often exempt from certain taxes.
- The company defaulted on its debt, leaving bondholders with significant losses.
- Institutional bondholders include pension funds and insurance companies.
- The bondholder has the right to receive the principal amount at maturity.
- Government bondholders are generally considered to have lower risk investments.