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BREAKING DOWN 'U.S. Savings Bonds' A U.S. savings bond is a common type of government bond, which is a bond issued by a governmental body to raise funds from the public to fund its capital projects and other operations necessary to manage the economy.
In finance, a bond is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders. It is a debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed the maturity date. War bond is a bond issued by a country to fund a war. 2  Serial bond is a bond that matures in instalments over a period of time. 3  In effect, a $100,000, 5-year serial bond would mature in a $20,000 annuity over a 5-year interval.