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Dictionary: bail·or   ('lər, bā-lôr') pronunciation

n.
One who bails property to another.


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Individual who retains title to property that is being transferred on a temporary basis to the care, custody, and/or control of another. See also Bailee.

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One who places control over or possession of personal property in the hands of another, a bailee, for its care, safekeeping, or use, in accordance to the terms of a mutual agreement.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment


 
 
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