bail
bail /b'eɪl/ (bails bailing bailed)
The spelling bale is also used for meaning 4, and for meanings 1 and 3 of the phrasal verb.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft on N
Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
He was freed on bail pending an appeal...
The high court set bail at $8,000.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Bail is permission for an arrested person to be released after bail has been paid.
He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed to-inf
If someone is bailed, they are released while they are waiting for their trial, after paying an amount of money to the court.
He was bailed for probation reports...
He was bailed to appear before local magistrates on 5 November.
4 [VERB] V, also V n
If you bail, you use a container to remove water from a boat or from a place which is flooded.
We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P
Bail out means the same as bail.
A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water...
The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
He had jumped bail last year while being tried on drug charges.bail out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P of n, also V n P
If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, also V P n (not pron)
If you bail someone out, you pay bail on their behalf.
He has been jailed eight times. Each time, friends bailed him out.
3 [PHRASAL VERB] V P of n, V P
If a pilot bails out of an aircraft that is crashing, he or she jumps from it, using a parachute to land safely.
Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft...
The pilot bailed out safely.
4
see bail 4
The spelling bale is also used for meaning 4, and for meanings 1 and 3 of the phrasal verb.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft on N
Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
He was freed on bail pending an appeal...
The high court set bail at $8,000.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Bail is permission for an arrested person to be released after bail has been paid.
He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed to-inf
If someone is bailed, they are released while they are waiting for their trial, after paying an amount of money to the court.
He was bailed for probation reports...
He was bailed to appear before local magistrates on 5 November.
4 [VERB] V, also V n
If you bail, you use a container to remove water from a boat or from a place which is flooded.
We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P
Bail out means the same as bail.
A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water...
The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
He had jumped bail last year while being tried on drug charges.bail out
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P of n, also V n P
If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, also V P n (not pron)
If you bail someone out, you pay bail on their behalf.
He has been jailed eight times. Each time, friends bailed him out.
3 [PHRASAL VERB] V P of n, V P
If a pilot bails out of an aircraft that is crashing, he or she jumps from it, using a parachute to land safely.
Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft...
The pilot bailed out safely.
4
see bail 4