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In French that word has a different meaning, it specifically means a rental contract and is pronounced like "bye", I'm not sure it has anything to do with "bail
by navaati 7y ago
In French that word has a different meaning, it specifically means a rental contract and is pronounced like "bye", I'm not sure it has anything to do with "bail" in English.
So could be that parent is French.
- gliop 7y agoBail is a security deposit. In English bail is generally used to mean a deposit against a promise to appear in criminal court, but it's the same concept.