bail

CEFRB2

/beɪl/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money paid to release someone from jail until trial.

  2. 02

    verb

    To remove water from a boat.

Examples

  • Can anyone put up bail for you?

  • It's so typical of him to bail out at the last minute.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /bæɪl/
  • /bejl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.

  2. The person providing such payment.

  3. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

More examples

In context

  • to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier

  • to bail water out of a boat

  • Tom is arranging bail.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After being arrested, his family paid the blank to secure his release from jail.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English baille, from the Old French verb bailler (“to deliver or hand over”) and noun bail (“lease”), from Latin bāiulāre (“carry or bear”), from baiulus (“porter; steward”) (English: bailiff).