[, ] () bonds paying a fixed amount of interest that are sold by the British government to obtain funds金边证券（英国政府为获得资金所出售的按期支付利息的证券）◆It is likely that the government will issue new gilts to finance its spending plans.政府很可能会发行新的金边证券，以便为其支出计划筹措资金。◆The yield on the 10-year gilt has fallen to 4.2 per cent.10 年期金边证券的收益已下降到 4.2%。◆long-dated/short-dated gilts (= that pay interest over a long/short period of time)长期／短期金边证券⨁to buy / issue / sell / trade (in) gilts购买／发行／出售／买卖金边证券