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bailment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
bail-ment
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.

noun

Bail.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English bail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bailment From bail + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bailments (plural)

Questions

What does bailment mean?
The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
Where does bailment come from?
Etymology tree English bail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bailment From bail + -ment.

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