Liberty Bonds
noun /ˈlɪbəti bɒndz/
/ˈlɪbərti bɑːndz/
[plural]- a special issue of US government bonds (= official papers that are sold with the promise to pay the money back, with interest, on a certain date). Liberty Bonds were sold to raise money for the First World War. Hollywood stars and other famous people attended large public meetings to encourage citizens to buy them, and John Philip Sousa wrote a Liberty Bond March. The total amount of money raised was about $23 billion.
自由债券（Liberty Bonds）：美国政府债券的特殊发行。出售自由债券是为第一次世界大战筹集资金。好莱坞明星和其他名人参加了大型的公众集会，以鼓励市民购买它们，约翰·菲利普·索萨（John Philip Sousa）撰写了《自由债券游行》。筹集的资金总额约为230亿美元。