<p>The Bondholder is the one who &quot;holds&quot; the bond, meaning that he is the owner of that bond.</p>

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2020-07-20T09:03:09.003Z
2020-07-20T09:03:09.003Z
bdvse
<p>A bondholder is the owner of a bond. It may have been purchased in the secondary market.</p>

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2020-07-18T18:34:03.257Z
2020-07-18T18:34:03.257Z
Brian Romanchuk
<p>Kindly clarify if the term bondholder refers to the bond issuing authority  or the person who purchases the bond.</p>
<p>Context: if there's inflation in the economy, bondholder will lose and the person who purchase the bond will get a higher return.</p>

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2020-07-18T11:07:33.397Z
You would need to show the context, but the natural meaning is the person who owns the bond at that point in time
Henry
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2020-07-20T09:04:03.020Z
The contect you provided is wrong: Bondholder and "person who purchase the bond" means the same thing
bdvse
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2020-07-21T08:35:02.123Z
The bondholder refers to the person who holds the bond at present. The person who purchases the bond refers to, well, the person who purchases the bond from the current bondholder.
Art
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Bondholder vs purchaser of bond
Harry
# Bondholder vs purchaser of bond

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-18)

Kindly clarify if the term bondholder refers to the bond issuing authority or the person who purchases the bond.

Context: if there's inflation in the economy, bondholder will lose and the person who purchase the bond will get a higher return.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You would need to show the context, but the natural meaning is the person who owns the bond at that point in time  
> **username_2**: The contect you provided is wrong: Bondholder and "person who purchase the bond" means the same thing  
> **username_3**: The bondholder refers to the person who holds the bond at present. The person who purchases the bond refers to, well, the person who purchases the bond from the current bondholder.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-20. Score: 0

The Bondholder is the one who "holds" the bond, meaning that he is the owner of that bond.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-07-18. Score: 0

A bondholder is the owner of a bond. It may have been purchased in the secondary market.


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