bail
Naija
Alternative forms
bale
Etymology
Borrowed from English bail
Pronunciation
- bêl
Frequency
Noun
- Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell.
- You no dey when de talk sey bail na free? Why you dey ask my client make e pay money? I go report you just now just now! — (NSC_Emeka_2020, Weren't you there when they said that bail is free? why are you asking my client to pay. I will report you immediately.)
Translations
- English: bail
Verb
- bail: take off, run away
- As kalampo come, we bail for our lives o. — (As the police arrived, we ran for our lives.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
kolobi, gbab,
Translations
- English: take off, run away