Sentence:  The Mercers took up residence in Brooklyn , and Mercer found a regular job in Wall Street `` misplacing stocks and <WSD>bonds</WSD> '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal