bailee

American

[bey-lee] / beɪˈli /

noun

Law.

a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.

bailee British

/ beɪˈliː /

noun

contract law a person to whom the possession of goods is transferred under a bailment

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Etymology

Origin of bailee

First recorded in 1520–30; bail ¹ + -ee

Example Sentences

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Teagan Hayes scored 18 points, Siena Sorbello had 17 rebounds and Bailee Broward has 12 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

His daughter Bailee, who just turned 8, is fluent in Greek.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2022

Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital.

From Fox News • Feb. 15, 2022

Rico, Bailee and Trinity, eager for a diversion, clamored into the cargo bed behind them.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2018

Lord Tennyson has suffered from all these troubles to an extent which the average Bailee can only fancy by looking with his mind’s eye through “patent double million magnifiers.”

From Lost Leaders by Ridge, W. Pett (William Pett)

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