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- pronunciation:
- beIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
money left with a court to make sure that a person who is set free after arrest will return for trial.
The judge set bail at three hundred dollars. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bails, bailing, bailed |
| definition 1: |
to pay for the release of (often followed by "out").
There was no one around to bail him out of jail, so he had to spend the night there. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) to help out of a difficult situation (often followed by "out").
I bailed him out by offering to tutor him in history. |
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