Sentence:  Vandiver likely will mention the $ 100 million highway <WSD>bond</WSD> issue approved earlier in the session as his first priority item . 
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