Bail | Mean of bail in English Dictionary

/ˈbeɪl/

• Noun
• an amount of money given to a court to allow a prisoner to leave jail and return later for a trial
• Verb
• to make it possible for someone to leave jail by paying bail
1. She went to the jail to bail out her boyfriend. = She bailed him out of jail.
• to help (someone) solve a problem or leave a difficult situation
1. They're always bailing their son out of trouble.
2. The federal government bailed out [=gave money to] their struggling company.
3. bailing out poor countries

• to remove or throw water from or out of a boat
1. We used a bucket to bail water out of the canoe. = We used a bucket to bail out the canoe.
2. bailing water from the bottom of the boat
• to leave a difficult situation
1. She bailed [=bailed out] when times got tough. [=she left when life became difficult]
2. I think we'd better bail. [=bail out]
• to jump out of an airplane with a parachute
1. The pilot bailed out [=(Brit) baled out] just before the plane crashed.
• to leave or escape a harmful or difficult situation
1. Most investors have bailed out [=(Brit) baled out] of the business.
2. They bailed out [=backed out] of the deal.