municipal bonds

municipal bonds
n.
Securities sold by a city, county, state, or other local government body to raise money for municipal expenses and projects, payable at a specified future date with interest that is exempt from federal and some state income tax.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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