One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

bail

/beɪl/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

money paid so that a person may leave custody before trial

保释金

Read the example to see bail in context.

The judge set bail after the first hearing.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

首次听证后，法官确定了保释金数额。

Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /beɪl/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.