Sentence:  Meanwhile , it was learned the State Highway Department is very near being ready to issue the first $ 30 million worth of highway reconstruction <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