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bond measure
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˈbɒnd ˌmeʒ.ər/ us /ˈbɑːnd ˌmeʒ.ɚ/
a formal suggestion that the government of an area should borrow money to pay for something that it wants to do, by creating bonds(= papers that show that you have lent money to the government and that they will pay you back with interest) for people to buy:
The district passed a $193 million bond measure to build four new schools.
approve a bond measureVoters have to decide whether to approve a $125 million bond measure to renovate the city's parks.
A new bond measure will provide the necessary funding for the rail line.
Taxpayers are still paying off a $35 million bond measure.
The bond measure will go before voters in March.
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