bond

one's word is one's bond

Fig. one's statement of agreement is as sound as a posting of a performance bond. Of course, you can trust anything I agree to verbally. My word is my bond. There's no need to get it in writing.

junk bond

n. a low-rated corporate bond that pays higher interest because of greater risk. (Parallel to junk food.) Don’t put all your money into junk bonds.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ghayth	-	Arabic
Meintje	MIEN-tyə	Dutch
Llewelyn	-	Welsh
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Fereydoon	-	Persian
Pramod	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada