"bail" meaning in French

See bail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /baj/ Audio: Fr-bail.ogg Forms: baux [plural]
Etymology: From bailler. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|bailler}} bailler Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|baux}} bail m (plural baux)
  1. lease (contract) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bail-fr-noun-hbY9J4dc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms borrowed back into French Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 33 16 Disambiguation of French terms borrowed back into French: 54 39 7
  2. (colloquial) yonks, ages Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-bail-fr-noun-eKc0TPm8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contrat de bail
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /baj/ Audio: Fr-bail.ogg Forms: bails [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Haitian Creole bagay, from French bagage. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ht|bagay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Haitian Creole bagay, {{bor+|fr|ht|bagay}} Borrowed from Haitian Creole bagay, {{der|fr|fr|bagage}} French bagage Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bail m (plural bails)
  1. (slang) thing, stuff, affair Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-bail-fr-noun-VDdH9EI9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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