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What is another term for bail?
What is another word for bail?
| bond | security |
|---|---|
| guarantee | pledge |
| surety | collateral |
| indemnity | warranty |
| assurance | indemnification |
What is homophone of bail?
There was a bail of cotton missing from the warehouse. His application for bail was not accepted by the magistrate.
What is the opposite of bail?
Opposite of to leave a place, often for another. stay. remain. settle. await.
Is it hay bale or hay bail?
You bail the boat and bale the hay. In the expression “bail out,” meaning to abandon a position or situation, it is nonstandard in America to use “bale,” though that spelling is widely accepted in the UK.
What does bail on someone mean?
To me “bail on someone” means to “exit, leave, run away from” an already-agreed plan or activity. It is something done unexpectedly. It includes the sense of “leaving”. If you are meeting someone for dinner, they could “bail on you” by not showing up.
What does bailed mean in slang?
However as slang bail means to leave, cancel or back out of something. As slang we use as a verb, to cancel something or leave somewhere. For example: “I’m so annoyed Lizzy bailed on the party tonight!” Meaning Lizzy is not coming to the party, she cancelled last minute.
What is a homonym for the word made?
Maid and made are two commonly confused words that are pronounced in the same way when spoken aloud but are spelled differently and have different meanings, which makes them homophones.
What does bail up mean?
to corner somebody physically. Harley. Caught – Held up – Robbed. Example: generally by outlaw/highwayman 1900′ also by the police making an arrest. “
What does bail out mean in slang?
(intransitive, idiomatic, slang, with of) To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable. I’m going to bail out of class today.
How do you spell bail out a boat?
bail out, bale out. The Guardian/Observer Style Guide has adopted the spelling bale for both jumping from an airplane and for pouring water out of a boat: bail out a prisoner, a company or person in financial difficulty; but bale out a boat or from an aircraft.